The Nw Section 21 Prospects is a copper mine located in Lyon county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,800 feet.
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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: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 38.98167, -119.08389
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Nw Section 21 Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nw Section 21 Prospects
Secondary: Blue Jay Claims? Nbmg # 4241
Commodity
Primary: Copper
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
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: The Structure Is Up To Five Feet In Width And Is Hosted In Granodiorite.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: The Vein Is Iron Rich Silicified And Highly Oxidized.
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SAMPLE 4241 WAS TAKEN FROM STOCKPILES OF ORE ADJACENT TO THE PORTAL OF TH E ADIT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Development): HISTORY UNKNOWN ; ECON.COM: PRODUCTION UNKNOWN
Comment (Workings): WIDELY SCATTERED SHAFTS AND ADITS ADJACENT TO BLUE JAY MINE THE WORKINGS ARE ALONG A DUE-WEST-STRIKING VEIN.
Comment (Geology): THE DRIFTS HAVE BEEN STOPED THROUGH TO THE SURFACE ALONG THE STRIKE FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET.
References
Reference (Deposit): TELLURIDE CLAIMS,YERINGTON MINING DISTRICT,LYON COUNTY,QUADE VISIT SITE 6-26-89,NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES)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.
