The Quartz Mine is a mine located in Lyon county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,600 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: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.50833, -118.97083
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Quartz Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Quartz Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lyon
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
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: DISSEMINATED
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1.5 FT. CHIP SAMPLE CONTAINED 0.07 PERCENT EU3O8
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): EST. LOCATION. THIS PROSPECT MAY BE IN THE VICINITY OF THE WASHINGTON DISTRICT
Comment (Deposit): BG = 0.03 MR/HR.; HIGH = 0.52 MR/HR
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL DOZER CUTS
References
Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L. J., 1973 , RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURENCES IN NEVADA, NEV. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULL. 81
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.
