The Section 13 Adits 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 13 Adits MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Section 13 Adits
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lyon
District: Desert Mountains Area
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Deeply Weathered Granite
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
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Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): FIELD NOTES FROM QUADE (NBMG), 7/6/89 ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV
Comment (Development): ADITS BEING MINED FOLLOW VEINS
Comment (Deposit): NORTH ADIT FOLLOWS 6 INCH, N70W STRIKING VEIN; A SUBPARALLEL VEIN OF SEVERAL INCHES MINED FROM A SECOUND ADIT.
Comment (Workings): TWO ADITS
Comment (Geology): ADITS FOLLOWED VEINS (APPROX. 6 INCHES) IN DEEPLY WEATHERED GRANITE. NBMG SAMPLE SITE 4292
References
Reference (Deposit): SECTION 13 ADITS; DESERT MOUNTAINS AREA; LYON COUNTY, NBMG UNPUBLISHED (TINGLEY) MINING DISTRICT FILES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.
