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Homestead Mine

Past Producer in Mineral county in Nevada, United States with commodities Tungsten, Gold, Copper, 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. Geologic structures
  13. Ore body information
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Land status
  16. Production statistics
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10103624
MRDS ID M035951
Record type Site
Current site name Homestead Mine
Alternate or previous names Hefler, Hilltop

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.03208, 38.44992 (WGS84)
Elevation 2134
Relative position 13 MI NE OF BRIDGEPORT CA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lyon(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

The Elbow(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bridgeport(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Walker Lake(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

East Walker(hydrologic unit)

Walker(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Lahontan(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 Mineral

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 006N 026E 24 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Gold Secondary
Copper Secondary
Molybdenum Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GRAB SAMPLES TAKEN FROM MINERALIZED ZONE IN 1953 AVERAGED 0.95 PERCENT WO3 AND 0.01 PERCENT MO

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Scheelite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Feox, Silicification

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 > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Vein Broken By Faulting

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N 30 E
    Dip 85 W
    Width 0.91M

Comments on the geologic information

  • LIMITED BEDROCK EXPOSURE. MINE ORIGINALLY PROSPECTED FOR GOLD AND COPPER DURING THE 1930'S

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Production statistics

  • Year 1953
    Material WO3
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^0.55 Percent
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    WO3 Tungsten Tungsten 1wt-pct

Comments on the workings information

  • 70 FT ADIT, ANOTHER ADIT OF UNDETERMINED LENGTH, SEVERAL SMALL PITS AND TRENCHES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    UNPUBL. DMEA REPORT (CONF.) USGS, MENLO PARK, CA

  • Reserve-Resource

    F(1)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TACTITE/VEIN

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1979 Fiebelkorn, J. B. (Stewart, J. H.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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