The Section 33 Adits and Shafts is a gold, copper, and silver mine located in Mineral county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Section 33 Adits and Shafts MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Section 33 Adits and Shafts
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site #3555
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Fitting
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Ownership Unknown
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
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Comments
Comment (Workings): A SERIES OF SHALLOW SHAFTS AND ADITS.
Comment (Geology): NARROW VEINS IN JOINTS OR SHEARS ARE HOSTED IN DEEPLY WEATHERED GRANITE.
Comment (Deposit): NBMG SAMPLE #3555 WAS TAKEN FROM EXPOSED VEINS AND STOCKPILES OF QUARTZ BRECCIA.
References
Reference (Deposit): SECTION 33 ADITS AND SHAFTS, FITTING DISTRICT, MINERAL CO.; QUADE, JACK NBMG SAMPLE SITE # 3555 VISIT 54/9/89; NBMG 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.
