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Unnamed Prospect #1

Occurrence in Nye county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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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. Land status
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045726
MRDS ID M233526
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Prospect #1

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.54788, 39.10853 (WGS84)
Elevation 2835
Relative position ABOUT 3.7 AIRMILES N10E FROM TOP OF SOUTH SHOSHONE PEAK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nye(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

South Shoshone Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

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

Millett(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Gabbs Valley(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Nye

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 014N 039E 01 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • HIGH ON RIDGE SEPARATING S. FK. BARRETT CANYON HEADWATERS FROM WILLOW CREEK HEADWATERS ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.54788, 39.10853
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Jackson District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 40M

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT, CAVED AT PORTAL, PROBABLY LESS THAN 40 M.

Comments on development

  • WORKINGS NOT SHOWN ON TOPO SHEET

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GARSIDE, L.J., FIELD EXAMINATION, 8 AUG, 1981

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MASSIVE QUARTZ VEIN

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1982 La Pointe, D. D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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