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Reeves Mining Co Tungsten Mine

Producer 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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10106932
MRDS ID M234160
Record type Site
Current site name Reeves Mining Co Tungsten Mine
Alternate or previous names Opmir Tungsten, Bobby Bottom Property, Warfield?

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.2676, 38.94409 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position +1000 M. - Exact Location Uncertain

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nye(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

South Toiyabe Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ione Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tonopah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Northern Big Smoky Valley(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 Nye

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • TUNNELIS 1.25 MILE UP OPHIR CANYON FROM MOUTH; MILLIS NEAR MOUTH OF CANYON EXACT LOCATION UNCERTAIN (NEEDS FIELD CHECK-MAY BE OLD OPHIR MINE-NEW YEAR UP)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Scheelite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.2676, 38.94409
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Twin River District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Reeves Mining Co. Of Houston, Texas Lease And Option; James Collard, Mgr.
    First year 1974

Comments on the workings information

  • TUNNELS

Comments on development

  • PLANT REFINES 80 TONS PER DAY FROM 2000 TON STOCKPILE. MINE EMPLOYED 10 PERSONS IN 1974-OPENED IN JAN, 1974.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SEPT. 6, 1974, TONOPAH TIMES BONANZA, "OPHIR TUNGSTEN PLANT ROLLING"

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-82 La Pointe, D. D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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