Section 14 Shaft

The Section 14 Shaft is a gold mine located in Lyon county, Nevada.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Section 14 Shaft
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site # 4226

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: 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

Not available

Rocks

Name: Siltstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Lead

Comments

Comment (Workings): SHALLOW CAVED SHAFTS AND TWO PITS.

Comment (Geology): QUARTZ VEIN IN FLAT-LYING, WEST DIPPING LIGHT GRAY, META-SILTSTONE. VEIN CONSISTS OF 1-2 FEET OF MASSIVE QUARTZ AND QUARTZ STRINGERS WITH LIGHT, GREENISH-YELLOW OXIDES OF LEAD AND POSSIBLY ANTIMONY.

Comment (Deposit): POOR ROADS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50.

References

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK NBMG SAMPLE SITE #4226 VISIT, 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.