Missouri Prospect

Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States

Gold

Land & claims · BLM · live

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Surface manager + active mining claims at this point, live from BLM. The "open to location" notes are a general 1872-Mining-Law guide, not BLM output — decision-support only; verify with BLM MLRS and on the ground before staking or entry.

Commodities

PrimaryGold

Commodity typeMetallic

Deposit

Deposit typeReplacement

Deposit sizeN

Orebody formLENS

Ore controlSedimentary Bedding

Materials

GangueQuartz

Geology

Host rockSlate · Wyman Formation

StructurePost-Ore Faulting

Economic & production

Development statusOccurrence

Discovery year1885

Description

Samuel R. Wasson Of Silver Peak

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References

SPURR, J.E., 1906, U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER NO. 55.SHAMBERGER, H.A., 1976, SILVER PEAK: HISTORIC MINING CAMPS OF NEVADA SERIES, NO. 8: NEVADA HISTORICAL PRESS, CARSON CITY, NEVADA.

Identification

Deposit ID10046779

MRDS IDM241987

RegionNA

Data scoreC

Coordinates37.78772, -117.71982