The Sections 13 and 18 Prospects is a copper mine located in Lyon county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,400 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,400 Feet (1,646 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 38.72944, -119.02250
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Sections 13 and 18 Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sections 13 and 18 Prospects
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lyon
District: Wilson - Pine Grove
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 (Deposit): EAST SECTION 13: SHEAR ZONE(STRIKE N70E DIP 60-70SE). IN SHEAR ZONE IS A BRECCIATED, BLEACHED QUARTZ ZONE ABOUT 4 FEET WIDE; MINOR FE OXIDE STAINING. WEST SECTION 13: SHEAR ZONE(STRIKE N80E DIP 75S) 4.5 FEET WIDE; QUARTZ FILLS SHEAR.
Comment (Workings): WIDELY SPACED PROSPECT PITS AND A SHAFT
References
Reference (Deposit): STEWART ET AL, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PINE GROVE HILLS 15 MIN. QUAD
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.
