The Sections 31 and 36 Prospects is a gold and silver mine located in Lyon county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,801 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 38.68722, -119.12694
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Sections 31 and 36 Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sections 31 and 36 Prospects
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 4216
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lyon
District: Wilson - Pine Grove
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
Discovery Year: 1866
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Shear Zone With Quartz And Quartz Stringers
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Area Of Intense Alteration With Pyritic Replacement
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): AREA OF NEW EXPLORATION AND DOZING ABOVE THE OLD MAJOR WORKINGS OF THE CAMP. ; ECON.COM: PART OF THE TOTAL PRODUCTION OF THE CAMP REPORTED TO BE $220,368.
Comment (Deposit): PROBABLE AU - AG PROSPECTS; EXTENSION OF WILSON MINES?
Comment (Workings): GROUP OF PROSPECT PITS AND ADIT
References
Reference (Deposit): TELLURIDE CLAIMS,WILSON MINING DISTRICT,LYON COUNTY, QUADE SITE VISIT 06-15-89,NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES)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.
