Sections 13 and 18 Prospects

The Sections 13 and 18 Prospects is a copper mine located in Lyon county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,400 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: Sections 13 and 18 Prospects  

State:  Nevada

County:  Lyon

Elevation: 5,400 Feet (1,646 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 38.72944, -119.02250

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Sections 13 and 18 Prospects MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sections 13 and 18 Prospects


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: Nevada
County: Lyon
District: Wilson - Pine Grove


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available


Production

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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

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): EAST SECTION 13: SHEAR ZONE(STRIKE N70E DIP 60-70SE). IN SHEAR ZONE IS A BRECCIATED, BLEACHED QUARTZ ZONE ABOUT 4 FEET WIDE; MINOR FE OXIDE STAINING. WEST SECTION 13: SHEAR ZONE(STRIKE N80E DIP 75S) 4.5 FEET WIDE; QUARTZ FILLS SHEAR.

Comment (Workings): WIDELY SPACED PROSPECT PITS AND A SHAFT


References

Reference (Deposit): STEWART ET AL, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PINE GROVE HILLS 15 MIN. QUAD


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.