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Battle Creek Tungsten

Past Producer in Elko 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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10045656
MRDS ID M233444
Record type Site
Current site name Battle Creek Tungsten

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.38228, 40.50409 (WGS84)
Elevation 2225
Relative position NEAR AND ADJACENT TO BATTLE CREEK GROUP

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ruby Dome(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elko(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Elko(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Long-Ruby Valleys(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(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 Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 030N 058E 01 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • E FLANK OF RUBY RANGE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore
Scheelite Ore
Chlorite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.38228, 40.50409
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES
    Length 30.48M
    Width 3.05M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Intrusive

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Ruby Valley (Smith Creek)

Comments on the production information

  • ABOUT 900 UNITS WO3 PRODUCED FROM ORE THAT AVERAGED 1.5% WO3

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SCHEELITE, ASSOCIATED WITH MINOR QUARTZ AND PYRITE OCCURS IN 2 LENSES OF CHLORITE SCHIST SURROUNDED BY GRANITE AND PEGMATITE
Deposit THE BATTLE CREEK TUNGSTEN MINE PRODUCED ABOUT 900 1NITS OF WOZ FROM ORE THAT AVERAGED 1.5% WOZ. THE SILLICITE, WITH ASSOCIATED MINOR QUARTZ AND PYRITE, OCCURS IN 2 LENSES OF CHLORITE SCHIST THAT ARE SURROUNDED BY GRANITE AND PEGMATITE. THE LONGEST LENS WAS UP TO 10' WIDE BY 100' LONG. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1979 Tingley, J.V. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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