The Section 12 Shafts is a gold mine located in Lyon county, Nevada.
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Section 12 Shafts MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Section 12 Shafts
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site #4227
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lyon
District: Ramsey
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Silicification
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): TWO VERY OLD SHAFTS (WITH HAND CAPSTAN) AND PROSPECT.
Comment (Geology): VEIN IN A SHEAR BETWEEN TWO LARGE OUTCROPS OF SUGARY FELSIC DIKES THAT HAVE BEEN FLOODED BY SILICA. THE DIKES HAVE INTRUDED THIN, GRAY METASEDIMENTS, UNDERLAIN BY GRANITE.
Comment (Deposit): NBMG SAMPLE # 4227 WAS TAKEN FROM DUMPS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SHAFTS AND CONSISTED OF BRECCIA AND QUARTZ WITHOUT VISIBLE MINERALIZATION. FAIR MAIN ROAD TO RAMSEY.
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, NBMG SAMPLE SITE # 4227 VBISIT, JUNE 23, 1989
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.
