Robinette Prospect

The Robinette Prospect is a tungsten mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,699 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

Name: Robinette Prospect  

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

Elevation: 6,699 Feet (2,042 Meters)

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 41.90833, -115.08333

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Robinette Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Robinette Prospect
Secondary: Pyramid Mine
Secondary: June Group


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Elk Mountain


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1958
Time Period: 1957-1958
Material type: W
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Est 0.5 Percent Wo3


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Contact Metamorphic
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: W skarn


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.1 TO 0.2 PERCENT MOO3 WHILE SCHEELITE AVERAGES 0.2 % WO3


Materials

Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Iron


Comments

Comment (Deposit): TACTITE


References

Reference (Deposit): GRANGER; 1957 ; MINERALS OF ELKO CO.; NEV. BUR. OF MINES, BULL. 54

Reference (Deposit): NBM BULL., STAGER, H.K. (IN PREP JAN 1984)

Reference (Production): NBM BULL., STAGER, H.K. (IN PREP. JAN. 1984)


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.