Section 4 Pit

The Section 4 Pit is a gold mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,751 feet.

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Mine Info

Name: Section 4 Pit  

State:  Nevada

County:  Humboldt

Elevation: 5,751 Feet (1,753 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 41.19833, -117.25333

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Section 4 Pit MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Section 4 Pit


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Tungsten


Location

State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Potosi District; Getchell District


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Getchell Mine, Inc.(Gold Field Corp.)

Owner Name: Getchell Mine, Inc.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Contact Metamorphic
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: W skarn


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR CONTACT


Structure

Type: R
Description: Reg.Struct: Getchell Fault


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silication


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Wollastonite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE OF A SMALL GOLD PIT HAS BEEN EXPLORED RECENTLY FOR TUNGSTEN, AS LIMESTONE SEDIMENTS FORM AND EMBAYMENT WITHIN THE GRANODIORITE STOCK. THE LIME UNITS ARE CORRELATIVE WITH THOSE OF RILEY EXTENSION MINE WHICH HAVE FORMED TACTITES. DRILL HOLE DATA. HOWEVER DO NOT SUPPORT, STRONG POTENTIAL FOR A MINEABLE DEPOSIT OF TUNGSTEN ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Location): N. OF HANSEN CREEK, N. OF RILEY EXTENSION MINE

Comment (Deposit): ; MODEL NAME COULD ALSO BE: SEDIMENT-HOSTED AU.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.COM: LIMESTONE BEDS 30-60 FT THICK, PARALLELLING GRANODIORITE CONTACT


References

Reference (Production): TINGLEY, J.F., 1978

Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY, J.V., 1978, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON THE GETCHELL TUNGSTEN AREA, ON FILE AT NEV. BUR. MINE


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.