York Mine

The York Mine is a tungsten mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,699 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

Name: York Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Mineral

Elevation: 6,699 Feet (2,042 Meters)

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 38.5825, -118.08222

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York Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: York Mine


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten


Location

State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Santa Fe


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Contact Metasomatic
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENSES AND LAYERS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification Of Lmst.


Rocks

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Scheelite


Comments

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION UNKNOWN

Comment (Location): ESTIMATE LOCATION

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SMALL PITS AND ADITS


References

Reference (Deposit): ROSS, D.C., 1961 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL CO., NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 58


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.