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Unnamed Prospect

Past Producer in Churchill county in Nevada, United States with commodities Silver, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045378
MRDS ID M233090
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.86984, 39.49713 (WGS84)
Elevation 1920
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 500m.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Churchill(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cold Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Smith Creek Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Millett(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Dixie Valley(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)

Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Churchill

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 019N 037E 19 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • 400 FEET SW OF WINDLASS MINE, IN FLORENCE CANYON AREA. (EXACT LOCATION UNCXERTAIN). ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Ore
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silcification

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyodacite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyodacite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.86984, 39.49713
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description N-Trending Fault

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike NW
    Dip VERTICAL
    Length 152.4M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Alpine (Clan Alpine) District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the workings information

  • SERIES OF PITS OPEN VEIN FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET.

Comments on development

  • SERIES OF PITS OPENING VEIN FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WILLDEN, R., R.C. SPEED, 1974, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CHURCHILL CO., NEV.; NBMG BULL. 83.

  • Deposit

    SCHRADER, F.C., 1947, CARSON SINIC AREA, NEVADA; U.S.G.S. O.F. REPORT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-81 La Pointe, D.D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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