So. Section 7 Prospect

The So. Section 7 Prospect is a molybdenum and gold mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,799 feet.

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

Name: So. Section 7 Prospect  

State:  Nevada

County:  Mineral

Elevation: 7,799 Feet (2,377 Meters)

Commodity: Molybdenum, Gold

Lat, Long: 38.47389, -118.78139

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So. Section 7 Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: So. Section 7 Prospect
Secondary: NBMG # 4202


Commodity

Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Mount Grant


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

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Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Quartz Veins Wioth Sulfides On The Dumps??


Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Development): THESE MINES DATE FROM THE 1870'S ; ECON.COM: MAY HAVE BEEN SOME PRODUCTION AS LOCAL MILL HAS TAILINGS.

Comment (Workings): A LARGE ADIT IS CAVED BUT LOOKS TO HAVE CROSS-CUT THE VEIN. A LARGE ADIT WITH DUMP THAT IS COMPLETELY OVERGROWN AND NOT SHOWN ON THE MAP. SOME UPPER WORKINGS ARE SHOWN AS A PROSPECT.

Comment (Location): NEAR HEAD OF CORY CANYON

Comment (Geology): THERE IS NO VEIN EXPOSURE AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE ADIT. THE HOST ROCK FOR THE VEINS IS A DEEPLY WEATHERED GRANITE.

Comment (Deposit): SOME ORE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN PROCESSED IN THE SMALL MILL TO THE NORTH. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): TELLURIDE CLAIMS, MOUNT GRANT MINING DISTRICT, MINERAL COUNTY, QUADE VISITS SITE 6-27-89,NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES)


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.