The Section 32 Adit is a gold and silver mine located in Lyon county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Section 32 Adit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Section 32 Adit
Secondary: Nbmg#4212
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lyon
District: Wilson
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEIN MATERIAL CONSISTED OF BRECCIA AND REPLACEMENT ORE CONTAINING PYRITE
Comment (Workings): ADIT WAS DRIVEN ON A SHEAR IN DARK GRANODIORITE OR DIORITE. NEAR THE CONTACT WITH A LIGHTER MONZONITE. OLD WORKINGS EAST OF THE WHEELER MINE.
References
Reference (Deposit): TELLURIDE CLAIMS, WILSON MINING DISTRICT,LYON COUNTY, QUADE SITE VISIT 6/15/89, NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES)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.
