The Sections 27/28 Shaft and Adit is a gold and silver mine located in Lyon 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
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Sections 27/28 Shaft and Adit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sections 27/28 Shaft and Adit
Secondary: NBMG # 3763 #3764
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lyon
District: Comstock
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: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): BELOW THE SHAFT AND ON THE STRIKE WITH THE VEIN IS AN ADIT DRIVEN BENEATH THE STRUCTURE.
Comment (Geology): SAMPLE # 3763 WAS TAKEN FROM THE DUMPS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ADIT,WHILE SAMPLE # 3764 WAS TAKEN FROM THE VEIN ADJACENT TO THE SHAFT.
Comment (Deposit): OTHER PROSPECTS IN THIS AREA ON SIMILAR VEINS IN THE TRIASSIC META-SEDIMENTS.
References
Reference (Deposit): TELLURIDE CLAIMS,COMSTOCK MINING DISTRICT,LYON COUNTY,QUADE VISIT SITE 6-6-89,NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES)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.
