Whitney Ridge

The Whitney Ridge is a titanium, metal and iron mine located in Clark county, Nevada.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Whitney Ridge  

State:  Nevada

County:  Clark

Elevation:

Commodity: Titanium, Metal, Iron

Lat, Long: 36.66667, -114.05000

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Whitney Ridge MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Whitney Ridge


Commodity

Primary: Titanium, Metal
Primary: Iron


Location

State: Nevada
County: Clark
District: Bunkerville District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Spinel
Gangue: Hornblende
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Hypersthene
Gangue: Biotite


Comments

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: IGNEOUS-ALKALIC (PEGMATITES)

Comment (Deposit): SEVERAL PEGMATITES CONTAIN TITANIFEROUS MAGNETITE IN PLATES AND STREAKS WITH UP TO 3% TIO2.


References

Reference (Deposit): BEAL, L. H., 1963, INVESTIGATION OF TITANIUM OCCURRENCES IN NEVADA: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES REPT. 3, 42 P


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.