The Cucomungo Deposit is a molybdenum mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,201 feet.
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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
Elevation: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)
Commodity: Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 37.35278, -117.63028
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Cucomungo Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cucomungo Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Sylvania District
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Sylvania Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: FLAKES, ROSETTES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: The Rocks In The Altered Zone Is Silicified, Sericitized, And Argillized.
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SEVERAL HUNDREDTHS OF A PERCENT RHENIUM IS REPORTED IN THE MOLYBDENITE.
Materials
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Ferrimolybdite
Ore: Ilsemannite
Comments
Comment (Production): AMOUNT UNKNOWN
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN ADIT.
References
Reference (Deposit): ALBERS, J.P. AND STEWART, J.H., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF ESMERALDA COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 78, P. 59
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.
