The Wild Cat Prospect is a tungsten and copper mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,413 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
Elevation: 5,413 Feet (1,650 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten, Copper
Lat, Long: 40.83361, -118.22750
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Wild Cat Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wild Cat Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Mill City District; Central 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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1942
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: VEIN MATERIAL AVERAGES 0.01% W03
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ON WEST SIDE OF EUGENE MOUNTAINS, IN WOODY CANYON ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): 15 TUNGSTEN CLAIMS LOCATED
Comment (Deposit): SCHEELITE OCCURS IN THIN QUARTZ VEINS IN THE GRANODIORITE AS SMALL CRYSTALS WITH A LITTLE MAGNETITE AND SOME COPPER STAINING. VEINS ARE 10-15 FT APART, 4-20 INCHES THICK.
References
Reference (Deposit): STAGER, H.K., IN PREP., NBMG BULL ON TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF NEVADA
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.
