The Section 14 Shaft is a gold mine located in Lyon county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Section 14 Shaft MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Section 14 Shaft
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site # 4226
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lyon
District: Ramsey
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
Name: Siltstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Lead
Comments
Comment (Workings): SHALLOW CAVED SHAFTS AND TWO PITS.
Comment (Geology): QUARTZ VEIN IN FLAT-LYING, WEST DIPPING LIGHT GRAY, META-SILTSTONE. VEIN CONSISTS OF 1-2 FEET OF MASSIVE QUARTZ AND QUARTZ STRINGERS WITH LIGHT, GREENISH-YELLOW OXIDES OF LEAD AND POSSIBLY ANTIMONY.
Comment (Deposit): POOR ROADS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50.
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK NBMG SAMPLE SITE #4226 VISIT, JUNE 23, 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.
