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Apex

Occurrence in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Tungsten, Molybdenum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045145
MRDS ID M232814
Record type Site
Current site name Apex

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.68314, 41.80351 (WGS84)
Relative position 1 MILE NW OF TENNESSEE MTN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tennessee Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Jarbidge Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Bruneau(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 045N 056E 08 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Molybdenum Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Powellite Ore
Scheelite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Skarn-Tactite

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 42
USGS model code 14a
Deposit model name W skarn

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.68314, 41.80351
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Limestone-Igneous Contact

Comments on the geologic information

  • SCHEELITE OCCURS DISSEMINATED THROUGHOUT THE TACTITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1949

Mining district

District name Alder

Comments on development

  • SCHEELITE WAS DISCOVERED IN 1949 IN THE TENNESSEE MTNS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMITH R.M.,(1976-56) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO NEV., USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SCHEELITE WAS DISCOVERED IN 1949, IN THE TENNESSEE MTNS. THIS PROPERTY LIES ALONGSIDE THE GARNET-TUNGSTON PROPERTY
Deposit INTRUSIVE CONTACT; SCHEELITE IS DISSEMINATED THROUGHOUT TACTITE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1979 Kirkham, Richard A. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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