Gamble Prospect

The Gamble Prospect is a tungsten mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,000 feet.

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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

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Site Name

Primary: Gamble Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Imlay District; Humboldt District; Eldorado 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

Owner Name: Gamble, Mrs Robert R.
Home Office: Monterey, Ca.
Years: 1957 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: R
Description: Reg.Struct: Small Dike

Type: L
Description: Quartz Veins Occur Within Diabase Dike

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitization, Silicification Of Dikerock.

Rocks

Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Stibnite

Comments

Comment (Production): ABOUT 8 UNITS W03 PRODUCED FROM A SMALL TONNAGE ORE

Comment (Deposit): SEVERAL THIN QUARTZ VEINS IN A DIABASE DIKE INTRUDING A FINELY CRYSTALLINE LIMESTONE BED. SMALL PODS AND CRYSTALS -OF STIBNITE AND ANTIMONY OXIDES OCCUR IN THE QUARTZ VEINS AND -LOCALLY SOME SCHEELITE IS FOUND

Comment (Workings): SMALL OPEN CUT

Comment (Location): N. SIDE OF ANTELOPE CANYON. UTM IS TO ONE OF THE WORKINGS . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Geology): GEOL.COM: ORE OCCURS WITHIN QUARTZ VEINS WHICH RANGE FROM 2-12 AND 12-24 INCHES WIDE, UP TO 100 FEET LONG

References

Reference (Deposit): LAWRENCE, E.F., 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA, NEV. BUR. OF MINES, BULL. 61

Reference (Deposit): STAGER, H. K., IN PREPARATION (1985), NBMG BULL ON TUNGSTEN IN NEVADA.

Reference (Production): STAGER, H. K. (IN PREPARATION)

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.