The Section 9 Prospects is a gold mine located in Lyon county, Nevada.
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Section 9 Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Section 9 Prospects
Secondary: NBMG # 4274
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lyon
District: Yerington
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: FISSURE
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Development): HISTORY:UNKNOWN ; ECON.COM: PRODUCTION:UNKNOWN
Comment (Workings): SHAFTS AND ADITS , AND OPEN PITS
Comment (Geology): A LINE OF WORKINGS INCLUDING: SHAFTS ADITS OPEN-STOPES AND PITS EXPOSE THE NORTH TRENDING FISSURE VEIN IN GRANITE. MUCH OF THE VEIN CONSIST OF MINOR PYRITE WITHIN THE QUARTZAND OTHER SULFIDES.
Comment (Deposit): BRECCIA IS MUCH OF THE VEIN'S CONTENT.
References
Reference (Deposit): TELLURIDE CLAIMS, YERINGTON MINING DISTRICT, LYONS COUNTY,QUADE VISIT SITE 6-29-89, NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES)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.
