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Springer Mine Original

Producer in Pershing county in Nevada, United States with commodities Tungsten, Molybdenum
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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. Alteration
  9. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Geologic structures
  13. Ore body information
  14. Controls for ore emplacement
  15. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  16. Mining district
  17. Land status
  18. Production statistics
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044110
MRDS ID M231448
Record type Site
Current site name Springer Mine Original
Alternate or previous names Humboldt-Springer
Related records 10150016

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.14209, 40.78378 (WGS84)
Elevation 2057

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Pershing

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 034N 034E 34 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Molybdenum Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Scheelite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Epidote Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

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 Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Hornfels
    Rock unit name Lower Raspberry Formation;Springer Stock
    Rock description Lower Raspberry Formation;Springer Stock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Lower Raspberry Formation;
    Rock description Lower Raspberry Formation;

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Stank Fault
Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault Offsets Limestone Beds

Ore body information

  • Length 548.64M
    Width 0.91M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Limestone Bed Near Granodiorite Stock.

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINERALIZATION OCCURED BETWEEN THE PRE-MINERAL FAULT AND THE SPRINGER STOCK CONTACT THE HUMBOLDT BED HAS BEEN OFFSET AND MOVED ALONGSIDE ITSELF IN THE SPRINGER MINE SEGMENT OF THIS BED.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Mining district

District name Mill City District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Production statistics

  • Year 1919
    Period 1917-1919
    Material ORE W
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^1.32 % W03
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Wo3 Ore Tungsten Tungsten 1wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • AFTER PROPERTY CONSOLIDATION IN 1925, PRODUCTION WAS INCLUDED WITH THAT OF THE HUMBOLDT MINE.

Comments on the workings information

  • THE SPRINGER MINE WAS ORIGINALLY A SEPARATE MINE WITH A SHAFT EXTENDING DOWN 300 FT LATER IT WAS CONNECTED TO THE HUMBOLDT MINE BY MEANS OF A CROSSCUT AND A SHORT RAISE. OPEN PITS IN 1950'S

Comments on development

  • IN THE 1950'S, SOME MINING WAS DONE BY OPEN PITS ON THE OUTCROP OF THE SPRINGER BED ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPE OF SPR-INGER HILL. THE SPRINGER ORE SHOOT WAS STOPED FROM THE SURFACE-TO THE 1100 LEVEL OF THE MINE, A VERTICAL DEPTH OF 1080 FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS IN PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 89

  • Deposit

    KERR, 1934, GEOLOGY OF THE TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS NEAR MILL CITY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 21

  • Deposit

    FERR, 1946, TUNGSTEN MINERALIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES: GSA MEMOIR 16

  • Deposit

    TINGLEY, J.V., 1973, UNPUBLISHED REPORT

  • Deposit

    STAGER, H. K., IN PREP., NBMG BULL ON TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF NEVADA.

  • Production

    STAGER (IN PREP)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZATION OCCURS BETWEEN THE PRE-MINERAL FAULT AND THE SPRINGER STOCK CONTACT.
Deposit THE SPRINGER MINE WAS ORIGINALLY A SEPARATE MINE WITH A SHAFT EXTENDING DOWN 300 FT. LATER ON THE SPRINGER MINE WAS CONNECTED TO THE HUMBOLDT MINE BY MEANS OF A CROSSCUT AND A SHORT RAISE. ALL OPERATIONS FROM THE SPRINGER MINE WAS CARRIED ON THROUGH THE NUMBOLDT FROM THEN ON. THE SPRINGER MINE IS LOCATED ON THE SAME BELT AS THE HUMBOLDT, CODD, STANK, YELLOW SCHEELITE, KEYES, GEORGE, WORKINGS. THE SPRINGER AND HUMBOLDT MINES ARE ON THE SAME BED THAT WAS OFFSET. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

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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