Granite Point

The Granite Point is a tungsten mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 3,999 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: Granite Point  

State:  Nevada

County:  Pershing

Elevation: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 40.10194, -118.57556

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Granite Point MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Granite Point


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten


Location

State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Gold Butte 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
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: W skarn


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Scheelite


Comments

Comment (Development): CLAIM CONSISTS OF A TRENCH AND 2 SHORT (<20 FEET) ADITS.

Comment (Geology): SCHEELITE IN SLATE, ARGILLITE AND QUARTZ NEAR CONTACT WITH GRANODIORITE. SCHEELITE OCCURS WITH HORNBLENDE, GARNET AND MICA 1 TO 5 INCHES FROM APLITE SILL

Comment (Deposit): UPDATED FROM M06295 WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED

Comment (Location): ON SOUTHEAST FLANK OF GRANITE POINT IN TRINITY RANGE.

Comment (Deposit): APLITE SILL IN LIMEY SHALE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT


References

Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.

Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D. M. AND TWETO, O. L., 1962, TUNGSTEN: USGS MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS RESOURCES: USGS MAP MR-25.

Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITSF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 89.

Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY - NORTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST UTAH - SUMMARY OF GEOLOGIC SURVEY 1955-1961, VOL. 1; SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., SAN FRANCISCO; PG 32.

Reference (Deposit): HESS, F.L. AND LARSEN, E.S., 1921, CONTACT-METAMORPHIC TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF THE U.S.; USGS BULL 725-D, PG 291.

Reference (Deposit): STAGER, H. K. AND TINGLEY, J. V., 1988, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS IN NEVADANBMG BULL. 105, PG 159.

Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY, J.V., 1980, GRANITE POINT DRAFT MRDS REPORT, UNPUBLISHED DATA


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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