| Location: | Pershing County, Nevada, United States, North America |
| Lat / long: | 40.04211, -119.221 |
| dep_id: | 10042423 |
| mrds_id: | M060212 |
| Commodity type: | metallic |
| Major mineral: | Uranium |
| Minor mineral: | Tungsten, Copper, Iron |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | No production occurred |
| Development status: | Occurrence |
| ore: | Limonite, Malachite |
| orebody_fm: | TABULAR |
| work_type: | Surface |
| alteration: | Strong Argillization Of Granodiorite; Some Silicification In Places; Minor Bleaching |
| conc_proc: | Secondary Enrichment Of Uranium |
| ore_ctrl: | Abundant N-S And E-W Fractures |
| Reporter: | Johnson, Maureen G., La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.), Phinisey, J. D. (Marcus, S.), Humphries, S. E. (Marcus, S.) |
| hrock_type: | Quartzite |
| arock_type: | Diorite |
| Structure: | Central Part Of Eugeosynclinal Portion Of Basin And Range., A Major Fault Is One Mile East With Basalt Domes On A N-S Trend. |
| tectonic: | Mobile Belt |
| References: |
- Deposit:: QUADE, J., 1984, PERSHING COUNTY, NIGHTINGALE DISTRICT, TWO CHUCKERS FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT: NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT (TINGLEY) FILES.
- Deposit:: JOHNSON, M. G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 89, P 76.
- Deposit:: GARSIDE, L.J., 1973, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN NEVADA: NBMG BULL 81, P. 94.
- Deposit:: STAFF, US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION PRELIM. RECONN. REPORT 3723.
- Deposit:: SMOUSE, DE FORREST, 1978, FIELD EXAMINATION OF URANIUM OCCURRENCE.
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