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Mohawk-Pittsburg

Occurrence in Elko 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. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045144
MRDS ID M232812
Record type Site
Current site name Mohawk-Pittsburg
Alternate or previous names Pittsburg

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.69092, 41.81796 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tennessee 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
Mount Diablo 045N 056E 05,06,07,08 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • 12 BASIN AND RANGE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Molybdenum Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Molybdenite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Scheelite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Skarn-Tactite

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 > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Hornfels
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.69092, 41.81796
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Limestone-Igneous Contact

Comments on the geologic information

  • SCHEELITE IS DISSEMINATED THROUGH THE TACTITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1949

Mining district

District name Alder

Comments on development

  • SCHEELITE WAS DISCOVERED IN THE TENNESSEE MTNS. IN 1949

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMITH, R.M.(1976-56)"MINERAL DEPOSITS OF ELKO CO.,NEV. USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SCHELITE WAS DISCOVERED IN 1949 IN THE TENNESSEE MTNS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1976 Kirkham, Richard A. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-SEP-1979 Unknown Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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

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