The Shelby Mine is a tungsten mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,961 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: 4,961 Feet (1,512 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 40.00444, -118.71139
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Shelby Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Shelby Mine
Secondary: Sheby Mine
Secondary: New Toy
Secondary: Seeby
Secondary: Shyba
Secondary: Sheba
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Ragged Top District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1957
Time Period: 1953-1957
Material type: W03
Description: Cp_Grade: ^From Small Tonnages Containing 0.4-1.1 % W03
Year: 1957
Time Period: 1953-1957
Material type: ORE W
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.4-1.1 % W03
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: W skarn
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: St. Anthony Stock
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Location): NORTHSIDE OF ST. ANTHONY: STOCK; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = TOULON (1956) 1:62500; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = TOULON (1956) 1:625000
Comment (Development): OPERATED BY THE TROJAN MINING CO IN 1953-54, THE NORTH WIND MINING CO. IN 1955-56 AND BY B. M. CLARK IN 1956-57, T-HE PROPERTY YIELDED SMALL TONNAGES OF ORE THAT AVERAGED ABOUT -0.5 % W03.
Comment (Deposit): SCHEELITE-BEARING TACTITE OCCURS ALONG THE EAST EDGE OF THE ST. ANTHONY GRANODIORITE STOCK WHERE IT IS IN CONTACT -WITH CALCAREOUS METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS. ORE MINED CONTAINS FROM- 0.4 TO 1.1 % W03.
Comment (Geology): SCHEELITE MINERALIZATION FOUND IN OPENING THAT EXPOSES CONTACT BETWEEN GRANODIORITE AND SLIGHTLY METAMORPHOSED CALCAREOUS & ARGILLACEOUS SEDIMENTARY ROCK.
References
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89
Reference (Deposit): STAGER, M. K., IN PREPARATION, NBMG BULLETIN ON TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF NEVADA.
Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY, 17 APR 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION OF DISTRICT.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
Reference (Production): STAGER, IN PREP
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.
