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Unnamed Mine and Prospects

Past Producer in Douglas county in Nevada, United States with commodity 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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10098823
MRDS ID N000138
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Mine and Prospects
Alternate or previous names Unnamed Adit and Prospects, NBMG Sample Site #4404

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.46238, 38.75047 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Douglas(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Oreana Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Smith Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Walker Lake(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

West Walker(hydrologic unit)

Walker(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Douglas

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 10N 22E 12 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.46238, 38.75047
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Width 0.61M

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE HOST IS ALTERED TO A WHITE PUNK ALONG THE CONTACT WITH THE VEIN; ALTERATION EXTENDS INTO THE HOST ROCK SEVERAL FEET ON EACH SIDE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Wellington

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFTS, ADITS, PITS, TRENCHES AND DOZING.

Comments on development

  • AT LEAST 2 PHASES; OLDER WORKINGS CONSIST OF SHAFT, ADITS AND PROSPECTS, LATER ACTIVITIES CONSIST OF EXTENSIVE DOZING.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    UNNAMED MINE AND PROSPECTS, WELLINGTON DISTRICT, DOUGLAS COUNTY, QUADE, JACK SAMPLE SITE #4404 VISIT, NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE VEIN CONSISTS OF QUARTZ BRECCIA WITH A MATRIX OF DARK-GRAY, FINE-GRAINED PYRITE AND OTHER SULFIDES.
Deposit NBMG SAMPLE #4404 WAS TAKEN FROM THE DUMP ASSOCIATED WITH THE ADIT AND FROM A PIT IN FRONT OF THE ADIT. MANY OF THE OTHER WORKINGS HAVE SIMILAR DUMPS ALTHOUGH MOST ARE CAVED. THERE ARE MORE WORKINGS IN THIS AREA THAN ARE SHOWN ON THE MAPS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1989 Quade, Jack Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-DEC-1991 Moyer, Lorre A. (Marcus, S.M.) U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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