The Indian Trail Group is a tungsten mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,030 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: 5,030 Feet (1,533 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 37.22389, -116.05833
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Indian Trail Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Indian Trail Group
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Oak Spring District
Land Status
Land ownership: Military Reservation
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
Owner Name: Speirs, Owen R. And Others
Years: 1951 -
Production
Year: 1940
Material type: ORE-W
Description: Ap_Grade: ^0.94% Wo3.
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Contact Metamorphic
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: Rhyolite Hills
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A SHALLOW INCLINE SHAFT OPENED INTO AN OPEN PIT.
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP AND RANGE
References
Reference (Production): KRAL, 1951, P. 140.
Reference (Deposit): KRAL, V.E., MINERAL RESOURCES OF NYE CO.: NBMG BULL. 50, P. 14
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.
