The Sw Section 10 Prospect is a tungsten and copper mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,180 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 5,180 Feet (1,579 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten, Copper
Lat, Long: 38.47583, -118.18417
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Sw Section 10 Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sw Section 10 Prospect
Secondary: NBMG # 3600
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Santa Fe
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Skarn Zones Appear To Be Small
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): LOOKS TO BE < TEN YEARS ; ECON.COM: UNKNOWN
Comment (Workings): THE ADIT WAS DRIVEN ALONG A CONTACT ZONE. DOZER CUTS EXTEND THE EXPLORATION TO THE NORTH .
Comment (Location): SINGLE PROSPECT .8 MI NE OF JEEP MINE A NEW BUT BADLY WASHED ROAD PROVIDES ACCESS TO THE EAST VIA HIGHWAY 395.
References
Reference (Deposit): TELLURIDE CLAIMS, SANTE FE MINING DISTRICT, MINERAL COUNTY, QUADE SITE VISIT 4-21-89,NBMG UNPUBLISHED DISTRICT MINING FILES (TINGLEY FILES)
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
