The Section 34 Prospects is a copper mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,099 feet.
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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
Elevation: 6,099 Feet (1,859 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 38.5025, -118.07722
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Section 34 Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Section 34 Prospects
Secondary: NBMG # 3548
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Santa Fe
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Gossan-Like Silicified Gouge
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): EXPLORATION WAS HEAVY IN THIS CAMP DURING WORLD WAR I. ; ECON.COM: UNKNOWN
Comment (Deposit): STOCKPILES OF ORE WAS HAND SORTED. DRILLING IN THE WEST SECTION APPEARS TO BE 15 YEARS OLD. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Workings): ADITS,SHALLOW SHAFTS, AND PITS
Comment (Geology): WORKINGS ARE ALONG TWO NW TRENDING SHEARS FILLED WITH QUARTZ STRINGERS IRON-STAINED BRECCIA, AND GOUGE.
Comment (Location): GROUP OF SHAFTS AND PROSPECTS POSSIBLY SITE OF MAYFLOWER - MASTODON CLAIMS, UNSURVEYED
References
Reference (Deposit): TELLURIDE CLAIMS, SANTE FE MINING DISTRICT, MINERAL COUNTY, QUADE SITE VISIT 4-8-89,NBMG UNPUBLISHED DISTRICT MINING FILES (TINGLEY FILES)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.
