The Wilson District is a gold and silver mine located in Lyon county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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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
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
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Ownership
Not available
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
Not available
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.
