| Deposit ID | 10044113 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231453 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | George Pit |
| Alternate or previous names | Hard Luck George, Durnan Lode, George Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.14431, 40.78017 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1646 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pershing(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Woody Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Eugene Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lovelock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Humboldt(hydrologic unit)
Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)
Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Pershing |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 034N | 034E | 27,34 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 42 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 14a |
| Deposit model name | W skarn |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | Jungo Terrane - Turbiditic, fine-grained, terrigenous clastic rocks |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Stank Fault |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Small Faults Cut And Offset The George Bed |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Mill City District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231453 |
KERR, 1946, TUNGSTEN MINERALIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES; GSA MEMOIR 15
TINGLEY, J.V., 1973, UNPUBLISHED REPORT
STAGER, H.K., IN PREP, NBMG BULL ON TUNGSTEN IN NEV.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE GEORGE BED LIES 200-300 FT ABOVE THE HUMBOLDT BED AND CAN BE TRACED FROM ITS CONTACT WITH THE OLSEN STOCK SOUTH TO WHERE IT IS CUT BY THE STANK FAULT IN THE SOUTH -FACE OF THE GEORGE PIT. ALONG THIS NEARLY 2000 FT OF OUTCROP, -SEVERAL SMALL OPEN PITS AND SHAFTS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED. IN 191-8, AT THE SOUTH END OF THE GEORGE BED OUTCROP, ON WHAT WAS THE-N KNOWN AS THE DURNAN LODE, ABOUT 53 TONS OF ORE, AVERAGING 3.-59 % W03 WERE MINED AND SHIPPED TO TOULON FOR MILLING. |
| Deposit | THE GEORGE BED LIES 200 TO 300 FEET STRATIGRAPHICALLY ABOVE THE HUMBOLDT BED. IT CAN BE TRACED FROM ITS CONTAC WITH THE OLSEN STOCK SOUTH TO WHERE IT IS CUT BY THE STANK FAULT IN THE FACE OF GEORGE PIT. LIMITED MINING HAS BEEN DONE MOSTLY IN THE PORTION OF THE BED LYING IMMEDIATELY WEST OF THE SPRINGER MINE. THE GEORGE PIT IS IN THE STANK-HUMBOLDT BELT ALONG WITH THE HUMBOLDT, SPRINGER, STANK, KEYES, CODD, AND YELLOW SCHEELITE WORKINGS. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1980 | Royse, Sue E. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1985 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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