Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
TertiaryCopper, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model42: W skarn
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlContact Aureola
Materials
Ore mineralsMolybdenite, Powellite
GangueCalcite, Hyalite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSkarn (Tactite) · Antelope Valley
Associated rockGranite · Intrusive Granitic Rocks
StructureRoberts Mountains Thrust
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1943
Discovery year1941
Identification
Deposit ID10045161
MRDS IDM232845
Alternate namesGarnetite Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.32909, -116.83731
References
STEWART, J.H., MCKEE, E.H., AND STAGER, H.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITSOF LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL.88.KRAL, V.E., 1953, UNPUBLISHED REPORT IN CONQUEST AND LINKA TUNGSTEN PROPERTIES, SMOKY VALLEY: NBMG FILES.JONES, R.B., AND BONHAM, H.F., JR., 1978, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON CONQUEST AND LINKA MINES; NBMG FILES.TINGLEY, J.V., 1978, UNPUBLISHED REPORT OF EXAMINATION OF LINKA-CONQUEST TUNGSTEN PROPERTY, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA: PERSONAL FILES OF J.V. TINGLEY.