| Deposit ID | 10047408 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M242707 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Knight Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Ed Knight's Claims, Ne End of Mountain King Mine Area |
| Related records | 10014331 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.28846, 41.20822 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2134 |
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)
Little 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 | 039N | 042E | 31 | SE | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Result | UP TO 2% WO3, BUT AVERAGE 0.5% WO3. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Osgood Stock | ||||||||
| Rock description | Osgood Stock | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Skarn (Tactite) |
| Rock unit name | Preble |
| Rock description | Preble |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -117.28846, 41.20822 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Potosi District; Getchell District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M242707 |
STAGER, H.K., IN PREPARATION, NBMG BULL. ON TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF NEVADA.
HOBBS, S.W. AND CLABAUGH, S.E., 1946, NBMG BULL. 44, PL. 1, P. 28.
HOTZ, P.E. AND WILLDEN, R., 1964, USGS PP 431, P. 111, FIG. 16.
TINGLEY, J.V., 6 SEP 84, FIELD EXAMINATION. OF R.E. CLAIMS PIT
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CLAIMS COVER A SMALL SALIENT IN THE NORTHERN MARGIN OF THE GRANODIORITE STOCK. SCHEELITE OCCURS IN SMALL BODIES OF TACTITE AND DISSEMINATED IN ALTERED SULFIDES ALONG THE CONTACT OF LIMESTONE AND CALCAREOUS HORNFELS WITH GRANODIORITE. SOME THIN LAYERS OF ORE FROM 1 TO 3 FEET THICK CONTAIN AS MUCH AS 2% WO3, BUT MOST OF THE MATERIAL AVERAGES LESS THAN 0.5% WO3. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1986 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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