Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model172: Carbonate-hosted Au-Ag
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR IN FAULT ZONE
Ore controlFault Zone (Maybe S. Extension Of Getchell Fault)
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueCordierite, Fluorite
Geology
Host rockHornfels,Argillite,Chert · Comus Formation
Associated rockDiorite · Osgood Mtns. Stock
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1949
Discovery year1945
Identification
Deposit ID10045085
MRDS IDM232744
Alternate namesOgee Pinson Mini
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates41.12989, -117.26902
References
WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEV; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 59.HOTZ, P.E., AND WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE OSGOOD MOUNTAINS QUADRANGLE HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEV; U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 431.NEV. MINING ASSOC. BULL., SEPT. 1979; "CONSORTIUM BUDGETS $14 MILLION TO OPEN PINSON GOLD MINE."THE NORTHERN MINER NEWSPAPER, 1980 (NOV.20), RAYROCK PREPARES PINSON FOR JANUARY SET-UP.NVEADA STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES, 1981, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURIN 1980.POWERS, S.L., 1978, MS THESIS, UNR, RENO, NV.GEOLOGIC SOCIETY OF NEVADA, 1984 MEETING AND FIELD TRIP ROAD LOG PINSON MINE, FLORIDA CANYON DEPOSIT, ROCHESTER DISTRICT, RELIEF CANYON DEPOSIT, SEPT. 21023, 1984. (CONTAINS NUMEROUS OTHER UNPUBLISHED REFERENCES)BONHAM, H.F., 1986, NBMG MAP 91.BONHAM, H.F., 1988, IN NBMG MI-1987.NBMG, 1994, MI-1993NEVADA DIVISION OF MINERALS, 1994HOTZ, P.E. AND WILLDEN, 1964 MI-1993GEOL. SOC. NEV., 1987 PRECIOUS METALS SYMPOSIUM. MI-1993