The Section 31 Shaft and Adit is a silver mine located in Carson City county, Nevada.
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Section 31 Shaft and Adit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Section 31 Shaft and Adit
Secondary: NBMG # 3660
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Carson City
District: Delaware
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: GOSSAN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Gossan And Silicification
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): A 6 FOOT GOSSAN-LIKE,IRON-STAINED,SILICIFIED VEIN BEARING N 15 DEGREES E, AND DIPPING 75 DEGREES NW IN LIMESTONE.
Comment (Workings): ROADS SHAFT, ADIT, TRENCHING, AND PROSPECTING
Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION IN THE VEIN SYSTEM INCLUDES A DISTINCT LIME-GREEN OXIDE COATING.
Comment (Deposit): THE HOST LIMESTONE IS TRIASSIC AGE.
Comment (Location): ACCESS IS VIA POOR ROADS FROM THE EAST VIA BRUNSWICK CANYON
Comment (Development): AT LEAST TWO PHASES ONE SUNK THE SHAFT AND ADIT; THE OTHER CONSIST OF TRENCHING AND PROSPECTING ; ECON.COM: PRODUCTION: UNKNOWN
References
Reference (Deposit): TELLURIDE CLAIMS, DELAWARE MINING DISTRICT,CARSON CITY COUNTY, QUADE SITE VISIT 5 -12-89,NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES)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.
