The Section 27 Prospects is a gold, silver, and copper mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,880 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: 6,880 Feet (2,097 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 38.51861, -118.07361
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Section 27 Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Section 27 Prospects
Secondary: NBMG # 3544
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): GROUP OF PROSPECTS .1 MI. SE OF SUNRISE MINE AND POSSIBLY SATELLITE TO, UNSURVEYED
Comment (Development): CAPSTAN RIGGING STILL IN PLACE ABOVE THE SHAFT ; ECON.COM: PRODUCTION UNKNOWN
Comment (Deposit): SHEAR IN LIMESTONE WITH QUARTZ VEINING
Comment (Workings): TIMBERED SHAFT WITH HAND CAPSTAN AND SMALL ADIT. ( 75 FOOT SHAFT)
Comment (Geology): SAMPLE # 3544 WAS SELECTED FROM THE DUMPS
References
Reference (Deposit): TELLURIDE CLAIMS, SANTE FE MINING DISTRICT, MINERAL COUNTY, QUADE SITE VISIT 4-8-89,NBMG UNPUBLISHED DISTRICT MINING FILES (TINGLEY FILES)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.
