Nevada · Pershing County
Past Producer

Vernon Mine

Pershing County, Nevada, United States
Tungsten
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Description

Carl E. Thompson And E.W. Dingee

Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model42: W skarn
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPODS
Materials
Ore mineralsScheelite
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1943
Identification
Deposit ID10044912
MRDS IDM232545
Alternate namesScheelite, Dead Strike, Sure Thing
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.40989, -118.81516
References
JOHNSON, A. C., AND BENSON, W. T., 1963, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF NEVADA; USBMJOHNSON, M. G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, MEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89