Grand View Prospect

The Grand View Prospect is a mine located in White Pine county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,500 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: Grand View Prospect  

State:  Nevada

County:  White Pine

Elevation: 7,500 Feet (2,286 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 39.37556, -114.30917

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Grand View Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Grand View Prospect


Commodity

Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Lead


Location

State: Nevada
County: White Pine
District: Mount Moriah Area


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
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1943
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Intrusives And Thrust Fault


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicified Limestone


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: UP TO 7% WO3 ASSAYED


Materials

Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): EST ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): ONLY A FEW TONS OF ORE WERE FOUND

Comment (Deposit): COARSE-GRAINED SCHEELITE IN 3 FT OF SILICIFIED LIMESTONE BORDERS A 6-INCH STREAK OF GALENA-BEARING QUARTZ AND CALCITE. SCHEELITE OCCURS AS COARSE CRYSTALS AND THIN VEINLETS.

Comment (Workings): OPEN CUT 16 FT X 4 FT X 8 FT DEEP.

Comment (Geology): COARSE GRAINED SCHEELITE IN 3 FT OF SILICIFIED LIMESTONE BORDER A 6 IN. STREAK OF GALENA-BEARING QUARTZ AND CALCITE


References

Reference (Deposit): HOSE, BLAKE, & SMITH 1976, GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF WHITE PINE CO, NEV. NEV BUREAU OF MINES & GEO. BULL. 85

Reference (Deposit): STAGER, H.K., NBMG BULL IN PREPARATION ON TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF NEVADA.

Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1983, MILS DATA.


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.