The Section 10 Gold Prospect is a gold mine located in Lyon county, Nevada.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Section 10 Gold Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Section 10 Gold Prospect
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site #4294
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lyon
District: Churchill
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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 (Workings): 2 PROSPECTS; ONE A PIT, THE OTHER A 15-FOOT SHAFT ON A QUARTZ & QUARTZ BRECCIA VEIN. THE PIT FOLLOWS A NEARLY PARALLEL VEIN WHICH ALSO CONSISTS OF QUARTZ & QUARTZ BRECCIA.
Comment (Geology): THE ONLY VISIBLE MINERALIZATION IS PYRITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, NBMG SAMPLE SITE #4294 VISIT, JULY 6, 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.
