Farnsworth-Jones

The Farnsworth-Jones is a manganese mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 2,999 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: Farnsworth-Jones  

State:  Nevada

County:  Lincoln

Elevation: 2,999 Feet (914 Meters)

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 36.97194, -114.28833

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Farnsworth-Jones MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Farnsworth-Jones
Secondary: Amos
Secondary: Amos Hunt


Commodity

Primary: Manganese


Location

State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: 741500


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Replacement Mn


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Thrust Plate, Normal Fault


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 5 SAMPLES CONTAINED: 10-22% MN, 4-14% AL2O3, AND 25-54% SIO2.


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Geology): MN OXIDES FILL FISSURE, BETWEEN LIMESTONE & PORPHYRY

Comment (Deposit): DISTRICT UNORGANIZED ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Location): UTM'S AN EDUCATED GUESS, AREA UNSURVEYED


References

Reference (Deposit): TSCHANTZ CM & PAMPEYAN EH, 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN COUNTY, NEV BUR MINES BULL 73

Reference (Deposit): MORMON MOUNTAINS G-E-M RESOURCES AREA TECHNICAL REPORT, FOR BLM, 1983.

Reference (Production): TSCHANTZ AND PAMPEYAN, 1970


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.