Nw Section 21 Prospects

The Nw Section 21 Prospects is a copper mine located in Lyon county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,800 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: Nw Section 21 Prospects  

State:  Nevada

County:  Lyon

Elevation: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 38.98167, -119.08389

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Nw Section 21 Prospects MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Nw Section 21 Prospects
Secondary: Blue Jay Claims? Nbmg # 4241


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: Nevada
County: Lyon
District: Yerington


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: The Structure Is Up To Five Feet In Width And Is Hosted In Granodiorite.


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: The Vein Is Iron Rich Silicified And Highly Oxidized.


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Deposit): SAMPLE 4241 WAS TAKEN FROM STOCKPILES OF ORE ADJACENT TO THE PORTAL OF TH E ADIT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Development): HISTORY UNKNOWN ; ECON.COM: PRODUCTION UNKNOWN

Comment (Workings): WIDELY SCATTERED SHAFTS AND ADITS ADJACENT TO BLUE JAY MINE THE WORKINGS ARE ALONG A DUE-WEST-STRIKING VEIN.

Comment (Geology): THE DRIFTS HAVE BEEN STOPED THROUGH TO THE SURFACE ALONG THE STRIKE FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET.


References

Reference (Deposit): TELLURIDE CLAIMS,YERINGTON MINING DISTRICT,LYON COUNTY,QUADE VISIT SITE 6-26-89,NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES)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.