The Section 30 Prospects is a gold and silver mine located in Lyon county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,551 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,551 Feet (1,692 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 38.69833, -119.01111
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Section 30 Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Section 30 Prospects
Secondary: North Star Claims Nbmg # 4210
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lyon
District: Wilson-Pine Grove
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Russell Henderson
Home Office: 2336 N 17th Street, Grand Junction, Co.
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
Type: L
Description: Post-Depositional Movement Is Evident From The Slickensides Of The Vein Material.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SHEAR ZONE STRIKES N15W AND DIPS 70SW. A LARGE HORIZONTAL COMPONENT TO SHEARING IS IMPLIED BY WAVEFORMS ON THE FAULT.
Comment (Development): SIX SHAFTS AND 4 PROSPECTS. FOUR OF THE SHAFTS APPEAR TO BE CONNECTED AT DEPTH. THE NORTHERNMOST SHAFT WAS SUNK ON A FAULT. ; ECON.COM: UNKNOWN
Comment (Workings): SCATTERED PROSPECT PITSAND A SHAFT (FOLLOWS SHEAR ZONE).THE WORKINGS MAY BE ON A WESTERN OFFSET TO THE VEIN SYSTEM AT THE CAMBRIDGE MINE. OPEN STOPES CONNECT SOME WORKINGS AND MOST ARE SHALLOW.
Comment (Geology): THE VEIN IS UP TO 3 FEET IN WIDTH AND DIPS AT A 75 DEGREES W ANGLE.THERE IS CONTACT BETWEEN ALASKITE AND GRANODIORITE.
Comment (Deposit): SAMPLE #4210 FROM DUMPS AND STOPES LOOKS VERY MUCH LIKE THE VEIN AT THE CAMBRIDGE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): TELLURIDE CLAIMS,WILSON MINING DISTRICT,LYON COUNTY, QUADE SITE VISIT 06-15-89,NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES)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.
