TUSCARORA Project |
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TUSCARORA |
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USA
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Province |
Nevada |
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Close to |
Elko |
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BROWN EXPLORATION
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Number of claims |
220 |
Latitude / Longitude |
41 N 21 / 116 W 28 |
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Risk and valuation analysis of the TUSCARORA Project |
Status Risk : Brown exploration |
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Location of the TUSCARORA Project |
The Tuscarora mining district is located approximately 38 miles northwest of Elko in the Tuscarora Mountains in
northeastern Nevada. It sits between the Carlin trend 22 miles to the south, Midas 30 miles to the west, and the Jerritt Canyon district 12 miles to the northeast.
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History of the TUSCARORA Project |
Gold and silver were first discovered at Tuscarora in 1876. Through 1916, the district recorded production of approximately 165,000 ounces of gold and 7.1 million ounces of silver from numerous vein deposits. Beginning in the 1980s, several companies more...
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Geology of the TUSCARORA Project |
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Gold and silver mineralization is related to a swarm of quartz--adularia veins hosted in Eocene volcanic rocks which compose part of the Mount Blitzen volcanic caldera complex. Epithermal gold and silver mineralization is widespread over an area of about 8 square miles, and occurs with numerous north and north-east trending quartz--adularia veins, vein-breccias and stockworks.
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Data last updated on : 12/31/2006
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Disclaimer
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