Minnesota Mine

Douglas County, Nevada, United States

Molybdenum

Land & claims · BLM · live

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Surface manager + active mining claims at this point, live from BLM. The "open to location" notes are a general 1872-Mining-Law guide, not BLM output — decision-support only; verify with BLM MLRS and on the ground before staking or entry.

Commodities

PrimaryMolybdenum

Commodity typeMetallic

Deposit

Deposit sizeLarge

Materials

Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite

GangueEpidote, Garnet, Molybdenite

Geology

Host rockMetasedimentary Rock,Dolomite

Associated rockDiorite

AlterationCalc-Silicate

Economic & production

Development statusPast Producer

Production yearsLARGE SCALE OPERATION 1944-1971

First production1944

Last production1971

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References

MOORE, J.G., 1969, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LYON, DOUGLAS, AND ORMSBY COUNTIES, NEVADA: NBMG BULL 75.QUADE, JACK, NBMG SAMPLE SITE # 4424 VISIT, JULY 12,1989.

Identification

Deposit ID10050861

MRDS IDN000347

Alternate namesNBMG Sample Site # 4424

RegionNA

Data scoreB

Coordinates39.06879, -119.33516