Nevada · Humboldt County
Past Producer

Saddle Prospect

Humboldt County, Nevada, United States
TungstenMolybdenumCopper
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Description

J. Noviack And J.F. Barnes

Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
TertiaryMolybdenum, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeContact Metamorphic
Model42: W skarn
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlTactite Along Granodiorite-Carbonate Contact
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Scheelite
GangueCalcite, Epidote, Garnet, Magnetite
Other materialsPyrite
Geology
Host rockCarbonate
Associated rockDiorite,Granite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1954
Identification
Deposit ID10045002
MRDS IDM232654
Alternate namesBarnes & Noviak Prospect, NBMG Sample Site 2965
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.59571, -118.63933
References
WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 59.TINGLEY, J.V., 1976, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON THE SADDLE TUNGSTEN PROSPECT, ON FILE AT NBMG.KUNDERT, K.H., 1971, EXAMINATION OF THE SADDLE TUNGSTEN PROSPECT, HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA: UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON FILE AT NBMG.ANCTIC, R.J., 1973, THE SADDLE TUNGSTEN PROPERTY, LEONARD CREEK MINING DISTRICT, HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA: UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON FILE AT NBMG. #5. QUADE, JACK, 29 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS. #6. NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3. #7. STAGER, H.K. AND TINGLEY, J.V., IN PREPARATION, NBMG BULL ON TUNHSTEN DEPOSITS OF NEVADA.TINGLEY, J. V., 1976