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Gold (commodity) from
Prospect No. 2, Swales Mountain Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Commodity:Gold (commodity)
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Gold (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Prospect No. 2, Swales Mountain Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1538395
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1538395:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Gold (commodity)
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘProspect No. 1, Swales Mountain Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘProspect No. 3, Swales Mountain Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘProspect No. 4, Swales Mountain Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
3.0km (1.8 miles) ⓘEdgar turquoise mine, Swales Mountain Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘSwales Mountain, Elko County, Nevada, USA
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘCarlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘGold Bug & Charlotte Placer, Elko County, Nevada, USA
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘKing of Nevada, Merrimac Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘPacific Consolidated, Merrimac Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
19.4km (12.1 miles) ⓘLone Mountain mine, Merrimac Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
 
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