Popcorn Prospect

The Popcorn Prospect is a tungsten and molybdenum mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,899 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Popcorn Prospect  

State:  Nevada

County:  Churchill

Elevation: 5,899 Feet (1,798 Meters)

Commodity: Tungsten, Molybdenum

Lat, Long: 39.45, -118.30000

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Satelite image of the Popcorn Prospect

Popcorn Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Popcorn Prospect
Secondary: Wrangell


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Molybdenum


Location

State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Mountain Wells


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Scheelite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): SAMPLES OF SCHEELITE BEARING MATERIAL CONTAIN AS MUCH AS 3.54 PERCENT WO3 ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT


References

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Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.