Nevada · Pershing County
Occurrence

Forge Mine

Pershing County, Nevada, United States
TungstenMolybdenum
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Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
TertiaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model42: W skarn
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsMolybdenite, Scheelite
GangueCalcite, Epidote, Garnet, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockShale,Limestone · Raspberry
Associated rockDiorite,Hornfels · Forge Stock
StructureFaults
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10037037
MRDS IDM030095
Alternate namesGold Coin, Eureaka Claims, Iron Forge Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.74989, -118.15098
References
SCHILLING, 1962, MOLYBDENUM OCCURRENCES IN NEVADA; NBMG REPORT 2JOHNSON AND BENSON, 1963, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF NEVADA; USBMSTAGER, H. K., IN PREPARATION, NBMG BULL ON TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF NEVADA.