The Deer Trail is a tungsten mine located in White Pine county, Nevada at an elevation of 8,599 feet.
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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: 8,599 Feet (2,621 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 38.71667, -114.46667
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Deer Trail MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Deer Trail
Secondary: Georgie
Secondary: W
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Nevada
County: White Pine
District: Geyser Range Area
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: W veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Huebnerite
Comments
Comment (Geology): ORE IN QUARTZ VEIN 1-3 FEET WIDE
Comment (Production): ORE SHIPPED AVERAGED .35% WO3. PARTS OF THE VEIN ASSAYED AS MUCH AS 2% WO3
Comment (Workings): THERE ARE MANY SMALL CUTS AND TRENCHES AND SEVERAL SHALLOW SHAFTS
Comment (Location): PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = LUND 1:250000
References
Reference (Production): HOSE, 1976
Reference (Deposit): HOSE, BLAKE, & SMITH, 1976. GEO AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF WHITE PINE CO., NEV., NEV BUREAU OF MINES & GEO. BULLETIN 85
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.
