The Nw Section 31 Copper-Gold Prospect is a copper and gold mine located in Lyon county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Nw Section 31 Copper-Gold Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nw Section 31 Copper-Gold Prospect
Secondary: NBMG # 3780
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lyon
District: Yerington
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
Type: L
Description: Follows A N 85 Degrees W Trend
Type: R
Description: Similar Prospects Occur In This Area Wherever Meta-Sediments Are Present.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Metasedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): NORTH OF HIGHWAY #95
Comment (Development): HISTORY UNKNOWN ; ECON.COM: PRODUCTION UNKNOWN
Comment (Workings): SMALL PROSPECT AND ADIT PARTIALLY CAVED IN
Comment (Geology): NARROW IRREGULAR QUARTZ VEIN IN META-SEDIMENTS. THE VEIN IS UP TO TWO FEET IN WIDTH, CONTAINS COPPER MINERALS AND PYRITE
References
Reference (Deposit): TELLURIDE CLAIMS,YERINGTON MINING DISTRICT,LYON COUNTY,QUADE VISIT SITE 6-12-89,NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES)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.
