The Section 35 Prospect Adits is a gold mine located in Mineral county, Nevada.
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Section 35 Prospect Adits MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Section 35 Prospect Adits
Secondary: NBMG # 3553
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Santa Fe
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Development): EARLY HISTORY: EARLIER PROSPECT PERIOD IS UNKNOWN BUT THE AREA IS PRESENTLY BEING CUT BY ROADS AND WILL BE DRILLED IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
Comment (Workings): PARALLEL SHEARS IN DEEPLY WEATHERED GRANITE THAT CONTAIN LIMONITE STAINED VUGGY QUARTZ STRINGERS; ALL OF WHICH SHOW SOME PYRITE AND OTHER SULFIDES.THE FOUR ADITS ARE ALONG THE SHEARS.
References
Reference (Deposit): TELLURIDE CLAIMS, SANTA FE MINING DISTRICT,MINERAL COUNTY, QUADE SITE VISIT 5-9-89,NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES)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.
