Wilson District

The Wilson District is a gold and silver mine located in Lyon county, Nevada.

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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

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Site Name

Primary: Wilson District
Secondary: Pine Grove
Secondary: Rockland
Secondary: Cambridge

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver

Location

State: Nevada
County: Lyon
District: WILSON DISTRICT

Land Status

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Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: District
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: SHEAR ZONE IN MONZONITE
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1869
Discovery Year: 1866
Years of Production:
Organization:
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Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

Type: R
Description: SIERRA NEVADA BATHOLITH

Type: L
Structure: FAULTING
Description: SHEAR ZONE IN QUARTZ MONZONITE

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: HYDROTHERMAL
Alteration Text: HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: OXIDATION
Alteration Text: OXIDATION

Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): RAYMOND, R. W., 1869, MINERAL RESOURCES OF STATES AND TERRITORIES WEST OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS: WASHINGTON, D.C., P. 116

Reference (Deposit): HILL, J M, 1915, SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NE CALIF AND NW NEVADA: USGS BULL. 594, P. 133-141

Reference (Deposit): KOSCHMANN, A H AND BERGENDAHL, M H, 1968, PRINCIPAL GOLD PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE UNITED STATES; USGS PROF. PAPER 610, P. 187-188

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.