Mine detail: True American Mine

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Location: Pershing County, Nevada, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.43907, -117.47262
dep_id: 10008817
mrds_id: D001234
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Tungsten
Trace mineral: Molybdenum
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Contact Metamorphic
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Scheelite
gangue: Pyrite, Quartz
orebody_fm: LENTICULAR
model: 42: W skarn
alteration: Silicification Of Limestone.
ore_ctrl: Bedding Planes; Near Contact Of Granodiorite Pluton
Reporter: Elliott, James E., La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.), Phinisey, J. D. (Marcus, S.), Humphries, S. E. (Marcus, S.), Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.)
hrock_unit: Pumpernickel;;
hrock_type: Limestone
arock_type: Diorite
Year first produced: 1941
yr_lst_prd: 1954
disc_yr: 1940
discr: John B. Blossom, Battle Moutain
References:
  • Deposit:: JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 89, P. 95-96.
  • Deposit:: STAGER, H.K., AND TINGLEY, J.V., 1988, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 105., P. 194.
  • Deposit:: LEMMON, D. L. AND TWETO, O. L., 1962, TUNGSTEN: USGS MAP MR-25, P. 14.
  • Deposit:: LEMMON, D. M., UNPUBLISHED DATA: NBMG UNPUBLISHED (TINGLEY) FILES.
  • Deposit:: JOHNSON, A.C. AND BENSON, W.T., 1963, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF NEVADA: USBM OPEN FILE REPORT 85-3
  • Production:: STAGER AND TINGLEY (1988)
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