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Robinette Prospect

Past Producer in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Tungsten, Molybdenum, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Production statistics
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10037028
MRDS ID M030049
Record type Site
Current site name Robinette Prospect
Alternate or previous names Pyramid Mine, June Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.08423, 41.90823 (WGS84)
Elevation 2042
Relative position AT THE BASE OF WHITE ELEPHANT MOUNTAIN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Elk Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Jarbidge Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Bruneau(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
046N 061E 09,10 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Molybdenum Secondary
Gold Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Molybdenite Ore
Scheelite Ore
Garnet Gangue
Iron Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 0.1 TO 0.2 PERCENT MOO3 WHILE SCHEELITE AVERAGES 0.2 % WO3

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
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.08423, 41.90823
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Veins That Are Normal To Contact Between Igneous And Sedimentary Rock

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Elk Mountain

Production statistics

  • Year 1958
    Period 1957-1958
    Material W
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^Est 0.5 Percent Wo3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Wo3 Tungsten Tungsten 1wt-pct

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GRANGER; 1957 ; MINERALS OF ELKO CO.; NEV. BUR. OF MINES, BULL. 54

  • Deposit

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

  • Production

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TACTITE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1978 Theodore, Ted G. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1984 Blaskowski, Michael J. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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