Nevada · Humboldt County
Past Producer

Tonopah

Humboldt County, Nevada, United States
CopperTungstenMolybdenum
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Commodities
TertiaryCopper, Tungsten, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Other materialsCalcite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Epidote, Molybdenite, Powellite, Pyrite, Quartz, Scheelite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1950
Identification
Deposit ID10125205
MRDS IDM030029
Alternate namesMoly Tonopah, Jack
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.20989, -117.25816
References
HESS, F. L., AND E. S. LARSON, JR. CONTACT-METAMORPHIC TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES. U.S. GEOL. SURV. BULL. 725-D, 1921, PP. 245-309.HOBBS, S. W. GEOLOGY OF THE NORTHERN PART OF THE OSGOOD MOUNTAINS, HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA. PH.D. DISS., YALE UNIV., NEW HAVEN, CT, 1948, 97 PP.HOBBS, S. W., AND S. E. CLABAUGH. TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF THE OSGOOD RANGE, HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA. NV BUR. MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 44, 1946, 31 PP.HOLMES, G. H., JR. EXPLORATION OF THE RILEY TUNGSTEN MINE, HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA. BUMINES RI 3945, 1946, 7 PP.HOTZ, P. E., AND R. WILLDEN. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE OSGOOD MOUNTAINS QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA. UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 431, 1964, 128 PP.WILLDEN, R. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA. NV BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 59, 1964, 154 PP.CYPRUS MINERALS COMPANY. ANNUAL REPORT FORM 10-K. DEC. 31, 1992. P.4.AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK. 1996. P. 83RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY. U.S. MINES AND MINING COMPANIES 1996,1997 P. 275.