The Section 19 Workings is a gold mine located in Douglas county, Nevada.
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Section 19 Workings MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Section 19 Workings
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site #4278
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Douglas
District: Wellington
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
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Comments
Comment (Workings): 5 SHAFTS AND ADITS. A LINE OF INCLINED SHAFTS FOLLOW THE N20 DEGREES STRIKE OF A FISSURE VEIN. THE INCLINES WERE SUNK ON THE 45 DEGREES- 60 DEGREES SW DIP SLOPE EXPOSING 1-2 FOOT THICK IRON-STAINED GOUGE ZONES THAT PARALLEL THE BEDDING PLANE OF THE LIMESTONE. MOST OF THE WORKINGS ARE FROM 30 TO 50 FEET DEEP AND WERE ALL DUG BY HAND. THERE ARE NO ROADS TO THE WORKINGS.
Comment (Deposit): NBMG SAMPLE # 4278 WAS TAKEN FROM EXPOSED PORTIONS OF THE VEIN INSIDE THE INCLINES.
References
Reference (Deposit): SECTION 19 WORKINGS, WELLINGTON DISTRICT, LYON COUNTY, NEVADA, QUADE, JACK SAMPLE SITE #4278 VISIT, 6/30/89, NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES)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.
