The Section 12 Shafts and Prospects is a gold mine located in Lyon county, Nevada.
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Section 12 Shafts and Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Section 12 Shafts and Prospects
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site #4423
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lyon
District: Buckskin
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
Deposit Size: S
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): MINOR PROSPECTS AND TWO VERY OLD SHAFTS. THE EASTERN SHAFT IS IN LIMESTONE AND THE WESTERN SHAFT IS IN ANDESITE. WORKINGS ARE SHALLOW.
Comment (Geology): THE STRUCTURE CONTAINS VERY LITTLE MATERIAL OTHER THAN SILICIFIED GOUGE AND MYLONITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, NBMG SAMPLE SITE #4423 VISIT, JULY 12, 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.
