The Linka Mine is a molybdenum and tungsten mine located in Lander county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,899 feet.
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
Elevation: 5,899 Feet (1,798 Meters)
Commodity: Molybdenum, Tungsten
Lat, Long: 39.31667, -116.83333
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Linka Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Linka Mine
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lander
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1956
Time Period: 1943-1956
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Powellite
Ore: Molybdenite
Comments
Comment (Production): FROM 2700 TONS ORE
Comment (Deposit): SMALL EXPOSURES OF ORE BODIES, BUT CONSIDERABLE DEPTH IS INDICATED
References
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.
Reference (Deposit): NBM BULL, STAGER,H.K. (IN PREP JAN 1984)
Nevada Gold
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.
