The Popcorn Prospect is a tungsten and molybdenum mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,899 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: 5,899 Feet (1,798 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten, Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 39.45167, -118.30750
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Popcorn Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Popcorn Prospect
Secondary: Wrangell
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Mountain Wells District; Laplata District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Cache Creek Exploration Co. Of Reno
Years: 1983 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: W veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLES OF THE SCHEELITE-BEARING MATERIAL CONTAIN AS MUCH AS 3.54% W03
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Location): IN LAPLATA CANYON ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): SCHEELITE OCCURS IN VEINS, VEINLETS, FRACTURE COATINGS AND IN CRYSTAL CLUSTERS WITH CALCITE IN CARBONACEOUS SEDIMENTARY ROCKS. ALTHOUGH BLEACHED FRACTURE SELVAGES CONTAINING EPIDOTE ARE PRESENT LOCALLY NEAR THE CONTACT ZONES, MUCH OF THE SCHEELITE IS ASSOCIATED WITH ESSENTIALLY UNALTERED BLACK LIMESTONE.
References
Reference (Deposit): STAGER, H.K., IN PREPARATION; NBMG BULL ON TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF NEVADA.
Reference (Deposit): BENNETT, R.E. AND HOKE, C.L., 1975, MINERAL RESOURCES-INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS OF THE CLAN ALPINE PLANNING UNIT., UNPUB. REPORT
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.
