The Blue Gem Area is a tungsten mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,699 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: 5,699 Feet (1,737 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 38.45, -117.58333
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Blue Gem Area MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blue Gem Area
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Royston Hills
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
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: W skarn
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Location): ON TOP OF THE ROYSTON HILLS APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE ORIZABA SILVER MINE AND NEAR BLUE GEM TURQOISE MINE.
Comment (Deposit): SKARN ZONES IN LIMESTONE CONTAIN SPARSE AMOUNTS OF SCHEELITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): STAGER H.K. AND TINGLEY, J.V., 1988, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: MG BULL. 105, P. 150
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.
