| Deposit ID | 10045094 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232756 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Top Row Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.25679, 41.18211 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1753 |
| Relative position | 40 MILES NE OF WINNEMUCCA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Humboldt(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Adam Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Osgood Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
McDermitt(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Humboldt(hydrologic unit)
Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Humboldt |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 038N | 042E | 09 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Pyroxene | 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 | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Osgood Mtns. Stock | ||||||||
| Rock description | Osgood Mtns. Stock | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Preble Formation |
| Rock description | Preble Formation |
| (1) | -117.25679, 41.18211 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR, IRREGULAR & DISCONTINOUS |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1954 |
| District name | Potosi District; Getchell District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Getchell Mines, Inc. |
| First year | 1964 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Getchell Mines, Inc. |
| Year | 1954 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1954 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^Ave. 0.3% Wo3 | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232756 |
WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL 59.
HOTZ, P. E. AND WILLDEN, R., 1964, USGS PP 431.
STAGER, H. K., IN PREPARATION, NBMG BULL. ON TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF NEVADA
HOTZ, P.E. AND WILLDEN, R., 1964.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SCHEELITE-BEARING TACTITE OCCURS IN LENTICULAR BODIES OF LIMESTONE INTERBEDDED WITH ARGILLACEOUS HORNFELS, ADJACEN-T TO THE GRANODIORITE STOCK IN A SMALL RE-ENTRANT IN THE CONTA-CT. |
| Deposit | SMALL OPEN-PIT MINE OPERATED IN 1954 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1981 | La Pointe, D.D. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1986 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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