The Tungsten Occurrence is a tungsten mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,879 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,879 Feet (1,487 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 39.9858, -118.81060
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Tungsten Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tungsten Occurrence
Secondary: Unnamed Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Nevada
County: Churchill
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
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Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
Comment (Location): PROSPECTS REPORTED IN THE SE/4 SW/4 AND THE N/2 SE/4 SEC. 1, AND THE NE/2 SW/4 SEC. 11 ARE IN PERSHING COUNTY (SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, P. 31.).
References
Reference (Deposit): NORTHERN NEVADA & NORTHWESTERN UTAH, P. 31-32.
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, VOL. I-
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