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Scheelite Extension Mine

Past Producer in Mineral county in Nevada, United States with commodity Tungsten
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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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Production statistics
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045436
MRDS ID M233168
Record type Site
Current site name Scheelite Extension Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.31568, 39.01991 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 5 MI. E OF RAWHIDE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mineral(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Big Kasock Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fallon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Reno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Gabbs Valley(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)

Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Mineral

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 013N 032E 01 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • ADJACENT TO NEVADA SCHEELITE MINE ON N; UTM ESTIMATED

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Scheelite Ore

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 > Granite
    Rock unit name Granitic Rocks
    Rock description Granitic Rocks
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble
    Rock unit name Excelsior
    Rock description Excelsior

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.31568, 39.01991
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N80E
    Dip 70S
    Width 3.96M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Regent District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Corwin And Rush Mining Co.

Production statistics

  • Year 1952
    Period To 1952
    Material ORE W
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^1.46, W/3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Wo3 Ore Tungsten Tungsten 1wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION UP TO 1952 AMOUNTED TO 360 CONTAINING 1.46% WO3

Comments on the workings information

  • 200-FOOT SHAFT AND SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OF WORKINGS ON 5 LEVELS.

Comments on development

  • COMPRISING 2 UNPATENTED LODE CLAIMS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROSS, D. C., 1961, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA; UBMG BULL. 58

  • Deposit

    JOHNSON AND BENSON, 1963, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF NEVADA; USBM

  • Production

    JOHNSON & BENSON, 1963, P. 93

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SCHEELITE SPORADICALLY DISTRIBUTED IN TACTITE ASSOCIATED WITH MARBLE AND CALC-HORNFELS IN A TABULAR INCLUSION IN GRANITIC ROCK; SCHEELITE ALSO PRESENT LOCALLY IN QUARTZ STRINGERS IN NEARBY GRANITIC ROCK. ALTERED ZONE VARIES FROM A FEW INCHES TO 13 FEET WIDE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1981 Royse, Sue E. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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