Wells Tungsten Mill

Past Producer in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodity Tungsten
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10125656
MAS/MILS ID 0320079010
Record type Site
Current site name Wells Tungsten Mill
Alternate or previous names Nevada Milling Co Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -114.97309, 41.01661 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wells(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wells(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 036 N 062 E 09 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • MSHA LOCAT: 6 MILES SOUTH OF WELLS ON HGHWY 93.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -114.97309, 41.01661

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1980

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Nevada Milling, Inc.
    ID 2601724
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1980
    First year 1980
    Last year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1981, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1980, P. 20.

  • Deposit

    NEV. DIV. MINE INSEPCTION, 1982, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1982, P. 14.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-94 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 06/15/1983
MSHA mine ID2601724
Mine name (MSHA)Nevada Milling Company Mill
Current operatorNevada Milling Company
Mine typeFacility (Metal / non-metal)

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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