| Deposit ID | 10045672 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233462 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Climax |
| Alternate or previous names | Baldwin Lease |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.47533, 40.30825 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1963 |
| Relative position | 2 MI E OF HARRISON PASS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Franklin Lake SW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ruby Lake(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 028N | 058E | 18 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Model code | 42 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 14a |
| Deposit model name | W skarn |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -115.47533, 40.30825 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1952 |
| District name | Harrison Pass (Ruby Valley) |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233462 |
SMITH, ROSCOE M., MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, USGS OPEN FILE REPORT, 1976-56
SMITH, R.M.(1976) P.81-82.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TACTITE BODIES ALONG IGNEOUS CONTACT |
| Deposit | THE CLIMAX MINE IS LOCATED NEAR THE STSAR PROPERTY (THE THE EAST OF IT). THE TUNGSTEN ORE MINERAL SCHEELITE OCCURS IN IRREGULAR TACTITE BODIES ON THE EASTERN CONTACT OF THE INTRUSIVE STOCK. THIS PROPERTY HAD A SMALL PRODUCTION, PROBABLY FROM THE 1952-53 PERIOD OF ACTIVITY IN THE DISTRICT. THE AVERAGE ARE GRADE WAS 1% WOZ. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1979 | Tingley, J.V. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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