Nevada · Churchill County
Past Producer

Red Ant Mine

Churchill County, Nevada, United States
TungstenCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model42: W skarn
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlContact Of Limestone & Granite
Materials
Ore mineralsCopper, Scheelite
GangueEpidote, Garnet, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockGranite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10047688
MRDS IDM243110
Alternate namesBig Chief, Mccoy, Revely, Red Bird, East End, South Sand Springs, V. Cye Cox
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.14852, -118.40457
References
STAGER, H.K., IN PREPARATION, NBMG BULL ON TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF NEVADA.NBMG BULL 83, 1974, PL. 1.STAGER, TINGLEY, IN PREP.