The Section 6 Prospects and Adit is a gold mine located in Mineral county, Nevada.
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Section 6 Prospects and Adit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Section 6 Prospects and Adit
Secondary: NBMG # 4256
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Mount Grant
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
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillic
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): A LINE OF PROSPECTS INCLUDING AN ADIT THE WORKINGS FOLLOW AN IRON-STAINED QUARTZ VEIN AND QUARTZ BRECCIA.
Comment (Geology): THE GRANITE HOST IS ALTERED TO A PUNKY,YELLOWISH ARGILLIC MASS ALONG BOTH SIDES OF THE VEIN. WITHIN THE MATRIX OF THE BRECCIA,THE SILICA IS STAINED WITH A REDDISH,FERRIC IRON WHILE THE OPEN SPACES OF THE QUARTZ STRINGERS ARE COMMONLY FILLED WITH LIMONITE.
Comment (Deposit): ALL OF THE EXPLORATION IN THE AREA IS DIRECTED AT GOLD IN QUARTZ VEINS.
Comment (Deposit): THE 2 FOOT WIDE VEIN BEARS N 60W, DIPS 65SW AND IS EXPOSED FOR A DISTANCE OF 200+ FEET ALONG THE STRIKE.
References
Reference (Deposit): ROSS,1961, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL COUNTY,NEVADA;NBMG BULL. #58.
Reference (Deposit): TELLURIDE CLAIMS, MOUNT GRANT MINING DISTRICT, MINERAL COUNTY, QUADE VISITS SITE 6-27-89,NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES).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.
