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Haywire Prospect

Occurrence in Nye 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. Alteration
  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. Production statistics
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095711
MRDS ID M233598
Record type Site
Current site name Haywire Prospect
Alternate or previous names Old Mule

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.2451, 39.15964 (WGS84)
Elevation 2576
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 0.25 MILE SOUTH OF LANDER COUNTY LINE, To One Prospect Centrally Located Among Several Others

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nye(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Brewer Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Smith Creek Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Millett(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Reese(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(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 Nye

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 015N 042E 15 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • SCATTERED ON RIDGE NORTH OF WASHINGTON CREEK. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Scheelite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Local Bleaching Of Limestone

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Rock unit name Crane Canyon Sequence
    Rock description Crane Canyon Sequence
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.2451, 39.15964
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.03M

Comments on the geologic information

  • BEDDING STRIKES N40W, DIPS 30 SE. BEDS ARE 1-2 FT THICK.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1952

Mining district

District name Washington District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Production statistics

  • Year 1955
    Material W
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^Est. To Avg. 1.0 Percent Wo3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    WO3 Tungsten Tungsten 1wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 7.62M

Comments on the workings information

  • 25-FT. DEEP INCLINED SHAFT (N15W); SHALLOW TRENCH; PITS; ROADWORK (10-20 YRS OLD) IS NEWEST OWRK.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE COUNTY: NBMG BULL. IN PRESS.

  • Deposit

    BENTZ, J., 1981, FIELD EXAMINATION, 02 OCTOBER 1981.

  • Deposit

    NBM BULL., STAGER, H.K. (IN PREP. JAN 1984)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROBABLY TACTITE ZONES NEAR IGNEOUS/SEDIMENTARY CONTACTS; FIELD EXAMINATION FOUND QUARTZ VEINS AND VEINLETS
Deposit Discovery Year: EARLY 1950'S?

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-82 La Pointe, D. D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-FEB-84 Blaskowski, Michael J. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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