The Wilson District is a gold and silver 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
Wilson District MRDS details
Site Name
                            
                            Primary: Wilson District
                        
                    
                            Secondary: Pine Grove
                        
                    
                            Secondary: Rockland
                        
                    
                            Secondary: Cambridge
                        
                
Commodity
                                        
                Primary: Gold
                
                            
                Primary: Silver
                
                        
Location
                                                State: Nevada 
                                                County: Lyon 
                                                District: WILSON DISTRICT 
                    
Land Status
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Holdings
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
                            Record Type: District
                Operation Category: Producer
                Deposit Type: SHEAR ZONE IN MONZONITE
                Operation Type: Unknown
                Year First Production: 1869
                Discovery Year: 1866
                Years of Production: 
                Organization: 
                Significant: 
           
        
Physiography
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Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
 
                    Type: R
                   Description: SIERRA NEVADA BATHOLITH
            
 
                    Type: L
                   Structure: FAULTING
                   Description: SHEAR ZONE IN QUARTZ MONZONITE
            
Alterations
                    Alteration Type: L
                    Alteration: HYDROTHERMAL
                    Alteration Text: HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION
            
                    Alteration Type: L
                    Alteration: OXIDATION
                    Alteration Text: OXIDATION
            
Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
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References
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): RAYMOND, R. W., 1869, MINERAL RESOURCES OF STATES AND TERRITORIES WEST OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS: WASHINGTON, D.C., P. 116 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): HILL, J M, 1915, SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NE CALIF AND NW NEVADA: USGS BULL. 594, P. 133-141 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): KOSCHMANN, A H AND BERGENDAHL, M H, 1968, PRINCIPAL GOLD PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE UNITED STATES; USGS PROF. PAPER 610, P. 187-188 
                                                                
            
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.