Knight Prospect

Occurrence in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodity Tungsten

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10014331
MRDS ID D011056
Record type Site
Current site name Knight Prospect
Related records 10047408

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.28846, 41.20822 (WGS84)
Elevation 2134
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
039N 042E 31 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Scheelite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 42
USGS model code 14a
Deposit model name W skarn

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Hornfels
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.28846, 41.20822

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Potosi

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS D011056

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NBM BULL, STAGER, H.K. (IN PREP JAN 1984)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE LAYER ARE FROM 1-3 FT THICK AND CONTAIN AS MUCH AS 2.0 PERCENT WO3 BUT MOST ORE AUG 0.5 PERCENT WO3

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1984 Bishop, Blaskowski, Michael J. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey