The Section 31 Mine is a iron mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,140 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: 4,140 Feet (1,262 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 40.07306, -118.20194
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Section 31 Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Section 31 Mine
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Mineral Basin District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Southern Pacific Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR, LEASES, PODS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Post Ore Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): SOUTHCENTER SEC. 31
Comment (Deposit): TABULAR, VEINLIKE DEPOSITS CONTAINING LENTICULAR MASSES AND PODS OF MAGNETITE IN NORTHWEST-TRENDING FAULTS. ORE BODIES RANGE FROM 10 TO 50 FT IN WIDTH AND FROM 50 TO 300 FT IN LENGTH.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): RESERVES ESTIMATED BY NEVADA BARTH CO; ABOVE 520 FOOT DEPTH
Comment (Production): 3911 TONS IN 1954; ABOUT 20,000 TONS 1955-60
Comment (Development): LEASED TO NEVADA BARTH, PARKER BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION, DODGE CONSTRUCTION CO.. NO ACTIVITY IN 1985
Comment (Workings): THREE OPEN PITS-EACH 300 FT LONG, 75 TO 100 FT WIDE, AND 50 TO 60 FT DEEP.
Comment (Geology): ORE BODIES RANGE FROM 10 TO 50 FEET IN WIDTH AND FROM 50 TO 300 FEET LONG
Comment (Deposit): OWNED BY SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO. LEASED TO NEVADA BARTH, PARKER BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION, DODGE CONSTRUCTION CO. WORKINGS CONSIST OF THREE OPEN PITS-EACH 300 FT. LONG, 75 TO 100 FEET WIDE, AND 50 TO 60 FT. DEEP. TABULAR VEINLIKE DEPOSITS CONTAINING LENTICULAR MASSES AND PODS OF MAGNETITE IN NORTHWEST TRENDING FAULTS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV
References
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89
Reference (Deposit): MOORE, 1971, CALIFORNIA-NEVADA IRON RESOURCES AND IRON ORE MARKETS: USBM 1C 8511
Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H. F., 18 JUL 85, FIELD EXAMINATION
Reference (Deposit): NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3
Reference (Production): JOHNSON, 1977
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.
