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Tungsten Prospect

Occurrence in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodities Tungsten, Copper, Silver
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045095
MRDS ID M232757
Record type Site
Current site name Tungsten Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.30374, 41.13961 (WGS84)
Elevation 2286
Relative position 37 MILES NE OF WINNEMUCCA
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 038N 041E 25 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Scheelite Ore

Analytical data

Result ONE SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.25% WO3
Result 0.26% CU
Result 0.2 OZ/TON AG

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
    Rock unit name Osgood Mtns Stock
    Rock description Osgood Mtns Stock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.30374, 41.13961
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Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR, IGNEOUS CONTACT

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 District; Getchell District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • PROSPECT PIT

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M232757

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEV; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 59; TABLE 19, PLATE 3.

  • Deposit

    HOTZ, P.E., AND WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE OSGOOD MOUNTAINS QUADRANGLE HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEV; U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 431.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SMALL PROSPECT PIT IN LIMESTONE.WILLDEN DESCRIBES THIS PROSPECT IN TABLE 19 AND LOCATES IT ON PLATE 3; NO OTHER DESCRIPTION. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1981 La Pointe, D.D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology