Answer · Lost Dutchman's gold mine
The range is mid-Miocene ash-flow tuff and lava of a caldera complex, without the hydrothermal systems that…
The range is mid-Miocene ash-flow tuff and lava of a caldera complex, without the hydrothermal systems that made the district's gold; no economic gold exists in it.
Where it stands
Most likelyIts tests supported it: two pieces of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- Mapping shows tuff, dacite, rhyolite and basalt without mineralised veins of grade.
- Drilling and a century of prospecting find nothing.
What would rule it out
- A documented gold vein of economic grade inside the wilderness.
Evidence 2 for · none against
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The questions it answers
Most likelyThe range is mid-Miocene ash-flow tuff and lava of a caldera complex, without the hydrothermal systems that…
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). The range is mid-Miocene ash-flow tuff and lava of a caldera complex, without the hydrothermal systems that… [Answer ANS0D0G0FP84VA0]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D0G0FP84VA0
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