The Gamble Prospect is a tungsten mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,000 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,000 Feet (1,524 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 40.545, -118.22639
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Gamble Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gamble Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Imlay District; Humboldt District; Eldorado District
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
Owner Name: Gamble, Mrs Robert R.
Home Office: Monterey, Ca.
Years: 1957 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Reg.Struct: Small Dike
Type: L
Description: Quartz Veins Occur Within Diabase Dike
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitization, Silicification Of Dikerock.
Rocks
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Stibnite
Comments
Comment (Production): ABOUT 8 UNITS W03 PRODUCED FROM A SMALL TONNAGE ORE
Comment (Deposit): SEVERAL THIN QUARTZ VEINS IN A DIABASE DIKE INTRUDING A FINELY CRYSTALLINE LIMESTONE BED. SMALL PODS AND CRYSTALS -OF STIBNITE AND ANTIMONY OXIDES OCCUR IN THE QUARTZ VEINS AND -LOCALLY SOME SCHEELITE IS FOUND
Comment (Workings): SMALL OPEN CUT
Comment (Location): N. SIDE OF ANTELOPE CANYON. UTM IS TO ONE OF THE WORKINGS . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Geology): GEOL.COM: ORE OCCURS WITHIN QUARTZ VEINS WHICH RANGE FROM 2-12 AND 12-24 INCHES WIDE, UP TO 100 FEET LONG
References
Reference (Deposit): LAWRENCE, E.F., 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA, NEV. BUR. OF MINES, BULL. 61
Reference (Deposit): STAGER, H. K., IN PREPARATION (1985), NBMG BULL ON TUNGSTEN IN NEVADA.
Reference (Production): STAGER, H. K. (IN PREPARATION)
Nevada Gold
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.
