| Deposit ID | 10042450 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060250 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Coon Can Mines |
| Alternate or previous names | Jackpot Claims, Toy Claim, Lake Tungsten Mine, NBMG Sample Site 2653 |
| Related records | 10247381 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.70404, 40.01573 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1402 |
| Relative position | 2 MI. W. OF TOY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pershing(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Toulon Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lovelock(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 | 025N | 029E | 23,22 | SW OF SW (23); SE OF SE (22) | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Result | SAMPLE 2653 WITH PALE BROWNISH GARNET, QUARTZ, DIOPSIDE, FE OXIDE PAINT, AND BLUE-WHITE-FLUORESCING SCHEELITE CONT-AINS 2 % FE, 1 % MG, 7 % CA, 0.2 % TI, 700 PPM MN, 1.5 PPM AG,- 15 PPM B, 1000 PPM BA, 1.5 PPM BE, 70 PPM CR, 10 PPM CU, 20 P-PM LA, 5 PPM MO, 50 PPM NI, 20 PPM PB, 10 PPM SC, 500 PPM SR, -150 PPM V, 50 PPM W, 20 PPM Y, 300 PPM ZN, 100 PPM ZR. |
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| Model code | 42 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 14a |
| Deposit model name | W skarn |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock |
| (1) | Jungo Terrane - Turbiditic, fine-grained, terrigenous clastic rocks |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | St. Anthony Stock |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
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| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1952 |
| Year of first production | 1952 |
| Year of last production | 1979 |
| District name | Ragged Top District |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060250 |
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89
VANDERBURG, W.O., 1936, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN PERSHING CO., US BUR MINES INF CIRC 6902
TINGLEY, J. V., 17 APR 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
STAGER, H. K., IN PREPARATION, NBMG BULLETIN, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF NEVADA.
NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TACTITE BODY; SMALL ORE BODIES CONTAINING A FEW TENS TO A FEW HUNDRED OF TONS OF ORE ARE FOUND. MINE ON THE NORTH EDGE OF THE ST. ANTHONY STOCK, AND SEDIMENTARY BEDDING STRIKES ABOUT N40W, DIPS 30 N AWAY FROM- THE STOCK CONTACT. WALLROCK IS MAINLY HORNFELS, THIN, (1IN TO- 6 IN) LENSES OF WEAKLY SILICATED LIMESTONE IN HORNFELS SECTIO-N. THE UPPER (SOUTHERN) WORKINGS MAY BE IN PENDANTS OF SEDIMEN-TS WITHIN THE GRANODIORITE. THE SEDIMENTS SEEM TO FOLD AROUND -THE NE END OF THE GRANODIORITE MASS. SAMPLE 2653 CONSISTS OF W-EAK GARNET SKARN WITH VISIBLE SCHEELITE. |
| Deposit | WORKED DURING 1952-56. THE PRODUCTION FIGURES INCLUDES THE SHEBA-ELENOR-TROJAN GROUP, BLUE WOLF MINE, AND TUNGSTEN BELL MINE (LOCATIONS UNKNOWN). THE COON CAN MINE IS LOCATED ALONG THE EAST EDGE OF THE ST. ANTHONY GRANODIORITE STOCK. IN A FEW PLACES SMALL ORE BODIES CONTAINING A FEW TENS OR FEW HUNDREDS OF TONS ARE FOUND. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1979 | Harner, Joy L. (Roberts, Ralph J.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1986 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1981 | Royse, Sue E. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1994 | Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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