The Section 1/2 Prospect is a copper mine located in Douglas county, Nevada.
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Section 1/2 Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Section 1/2 Prospect
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site #3484
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Douglas
District: Gardnervile
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
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: PODS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ZONE STRIKES N30E, DIPS 70NE AND IS 2 FT. WIDE AT PORTAL. ROCKS ON THE DUMP CONTAIN VEIN FRAGMENTS ABOUT 1 FT. THICK.
Comment (Workings): CAVED ADIT, MAY BE OPEN BEYOND FIRST FEW FT. OF COVERED GROUND.
Comment (Geology): SHEAR ZONE CONTAINS PODS OF LENTICULAR, VUGGY, WHITE VEIN QUARTZ WITH LIMONITE COATINGS ALONG FRACTURE SURFACES.
References
Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY, J.V., NBMG SAMPLE SITE #3483 VISIT, APRIL 12, 1989
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.
