Gibellini

The Gibellini is a vanadium mine located in Eureka county, Nevada.

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

Name: Gibellini  

State:  Nevada

County:  Eureka

Elevation:

Commodity: Vanadium

Lat, Long: 39.2, -116.10000

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Gibellini MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Gibellini
Secondary: Bisoni


Commodity

Primary: Vanadium


Location

State: Nevada
County: Eureka


Land Status

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Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: NORANDA EXPLORATION, INC.


Production

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Deposit

Record Type: District
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: SYNGENETIC SEDIMENT-HOSTED (CARBON-RICH)
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1960
Years of Production:
Organization:
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Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): DESBOROUGH, G.A., POOLE, F.G., HOSE, R.K., RADTKE, A.S., 1979, METALS IN DEVONIAN KEROGENOUS MARINE STRATA AT GIBELLINI AND BISONI PROPERTIES IN SOUTHERN FISH CREEK RANGE, EUREKA COUNTY, NEVADA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 79-530, 31 P.

Reference (Deposit): DESBOROUGH, G.A. AND POOLE, F.G., 1983, METAL CONCENTRATIONS IN SOME MARINE BLACK SHALES OF THE UNITED STATES, IN: SHANKS, W.C., CAMERON, VOLUME ON UNCONVENTIONAL MINERAL DEPOSITS: AIME, NEW YORK, P. 99-110.

Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, P.T. AND POTTER, G.M., 1974. RECOVERING VANADIUM FROM DOLOMITIC NEVADA SHALE: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS NO. 7932, 20 P.


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.