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Nevada · Churchill County

Nevada Crown Shafts

Unconfirmed Silver Underground

Key facts

State
Nevada
County
Churchill
Mining district
Fairview District
Development status
Prospect
Mine type
Underground
Primary commodity
Silver
Verification
Unconfirmed

Also known as

  • NBMG Sample Sites 3974, 3975, Rex Claims #Nc1 & 2, Earlier Nevada Crown Claims

Mine Location

Approximate Area

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Documented underground workings

Source classification: Underground operation documented

Specific physical workings are not yet documented in discrete records.

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Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.

  • USGS MRDS working type: Underground
  • MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Underground · work_type

Verification

Unconfirmed

Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.

Why it's listed

USGS source data documents underground workings for this record.

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History & operations

Historical record

  • Development status: Prospect

Operators / organizations

  • Spectrum Exploration, Le Roi Spriggs · Source-reported owner

Commodities & minerals

Reported minerals

  • Pyrite
  • Quartz
  • Gold

Access & recent conditions

Land
unknown

Community reports

No community field reports yet.

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Sources & evidence

USGS Mineral Resources Data System

Type: Historical mine record

Supports:

  • mine identity
  • development status
  • commodities
  • underground eligibility evidence

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