Section 28 Shaft

The Section 28 Shaft is a copper and silver mine located in Carson City county, Nevada.

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: Section 28 Shaft  

State:  Nevada

County:  Carson City

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper, Silver

Lat, Long: 39.14222, -119.63528

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Section 28 Shaft MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Section 28 Shaft
Secondary: NBMG # 3663


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Carson City
District: Delaware


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


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: Locally There Are More Prospects Than Are Shown On The Maps And Most Of Them Are In Granite And Exploring Veins


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Geology): THE VEIN LIKE MANY OTHERS IN THE AREA HAS COPPER MINERALIZATION

Comment (Location): ROADS TO THE AREA ARE TO THE EAST OF BRUNSWICK CANYON

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN IN GRANITE ALMOST VERTICAL

Comment (Workings): PROSPECTS AND SHALLOW CAVED SHAFTS

Comment (Deposit): MUCH OF THE INTEREST APPEARS TO BE THE RESULT OF THE BIDWELL MINE TO THE EAST, WHICH IS IN A SIMILAR ENVIRONMENT.


References

Reference (Deposit): TELLURIDE CLAIMS, DELAWARE MINING DISTRICT,CARSON CITY COUNTY, QUADE SITE VISIT 5 -12-89,NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES)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.