Mine detail: Oreana Mine

Previously called 'Little Tungsten MineMarker GeorgeJack of ClubsGordon MineNBMG Sample Site 2663 Merged Data From Record M234138 Which Had NoSite Name'

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Location

Lat / long: 40.40156, -118.2582

Resource(B)

Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: Beryllium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Antimony
Ore: Beryl, Fluorite, Scheelite
Gangue: Albite, Oligoclase, Phlogopite, Quartz
Orebody form: TABULAR
Discovery year: 1934

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:Prida Limestone
Host type:Hornfels,Limestone
Associated type:Diorite,Pegmatite

References

MRDSM242724
DEP10047424
Reference{Deposit:: STAGER, H.K., AND TINGLEY, J.V.,1988 TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 105. PP.190-191.}{Deposit:: NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.}{Deposit:: KERR, P.F., 1938, TUNGSTEN MINERALIZATION AT OREANA, NEVADA; ECON GEOL, VOL. 33, P. 390-427.}{Deposit:: KERR, P.F., 1946, TUNGSTEN MINERALIZATION OF THE UNITED STATES; GSA MEMOIR 15.}{Deposit:: LAWRENCE, E.F., 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 61.}{Deposit:: JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, NBMG BULL 89.}{Deposit:: WARNER, ET AL., 1959, OCCURRENCE OF NONPEGMATITE BERYLLIUM IN THE UNITED STATES; USGS PP. 318.}{Deposit:: OLSON, J.C. AND HINRICHS, E.N., 1960, USGS BULL 1082-D, P. 135.}{Deposit:: PAPKE, K.G., 1979, NBMG BULL 93, P. 72.}{Production:: STAGER,H.K. AND TINGLEY, J.V.,1988 TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS IN NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 105 PP. 190-191}
ReporterLi, Zhiping (Peters, S.), Royse, Sue E., La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.), Skurski, M., Moyer, Lorre A. (Marcus, S.M.)