| Deposit ID | 10223428 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M031307 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320330067 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Scheelite Chief |
| Alternate or previous names | The Chief, Tungsten Metals, Sivler Bell |
| Related records | 10037325 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.35414, 38.79465 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1945 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
White Pine(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Minerva Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Garrison(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lund(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Spring-Steptoe Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | White Pine |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 011 N | 068 E | 21 | SWSWSW | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Scheelite | Unknown |
| Tetrahedrite | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -114.35414, 38.79465 |
|---|
| Strike | N85W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 45N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 1M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 915M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 27M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 12HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1915 |
| District name | Minerva |
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| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 1220M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320330067 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M031307 | MAS references MRDS |
USBM REPT INV 4648, 1950, PP.3,4,6-10, FIG.2,6-8.
NEV BUR MIN BULL, 85, 1976, P.76, PL.2.
USGS PROF PAPER 318, 1959, P.85, FIG.4.
GSA MEMOIR 15, 1946, PP.194-198.
NV. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 105, 1988, P. 229.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 30-85, 1985, P.
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1343-B, 1983.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 28-FEB-94 | Ridenour, James | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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