The Granite Point is a tungsten mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 3,999 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
Elevation: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 40.10194, -118.57556
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Granite Point MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Granite Point
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Gold Butte 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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: W skarn
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Development): CLAIM CONSISTS OF A TRENCH AND 2 SHORT (<20 FEET) ADITS.
Comment (Geology): SCHEELITE IN SLATE, ARGILLITE AND QUARTZ NEAR CONTACT WITH GRANODIORITE. SCHEELITE OCCURS WITH HORNBLENDE, GARNET AND MICA 1 TO 5 INCHES FROM APLITE SILL
Comment (Deposit): UPDATED FROM M06295 WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED
Comment (Location): ON SOUTHEAST FLANK OF GRANITE POINT IN TRINITY RANGE.
Comment (Deposit): APLITE SILL IN LIMEY SHALE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D. M. AND TWETO, O. L., 1962, TUNGSTEN: USGS MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS RESOURCES: USGS MAP MR-25.
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITSF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 89.
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY - NORTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST UTAH - SUMMARY OF GEOLOGIC SURVEY 1955-1961, VOL. 1; SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., SAN FRANCISCO; PG 32.
Reference (Deposit): HESS, F.L. AND LARSEN, E.S., 1921, CONTACT-METAMORPHIC TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF THE U.S.; USGS BULL 725-D, PG 291.
Reference (Deposit): STAGER, H. K. AND TINGLEY, J. V., 1988, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS IN NEVADANBMG BULL. 105, PG 159.
Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY, J.V., 1980, GRANITE POINT DRAFT MRDS REPORT, UNPUBLISHED DATA
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.
