The Section 33 Prospect is a copper mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,601 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: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 38.51389, -118.08333
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Section 33 Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Section 33 Prospect
Secondary: NBMG # 3546
Commodity
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
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): GROUP OF SHAFTS AND ADITS POSSIBLE SITE OF WALLSTREET CLAIMS, UNSURVEYED
Comment (Development): OPERATED SINCE 1915 TO 1920;LATER CONSOLIDATED IN 1929 BY AMER. COPPER CO. ; ECON.COM: SOME PRODUCTION
Comment (Workings): AT LEAST 5 ADITS FOLLOW A E-W VEIN THAT LATER TURNS TO THE EAST
Comment (Geology): THE VEIN IS STOPED THROUGH TO THE SURFACE IN SOME PLACES.
Comment (Deposit): SAMPLE # 3546 WAS TAKEN FROM THE EXPOSED VEIN AND DUMPS. WORKINGS ARE VERY OLD AND HAVE NOT BEEN RESTAKED. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): TELLURIDE CLAIMS, SANTE FE MINING DISTRICT,MINERAL COUNTY, QUADE SITE VISIT 4-8-89,NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES)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.
