The Hinkey Summit Property is a tungsten mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,598 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: 7,598 Feet (2,316 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 41.675, -117.54167
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Hinkey Summit Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hinkey Summit Property
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Rebel Creek District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
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
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ON THE NORTH SLOPE OF HINKEY SUMMIT 1 MILE EAST OF SPRING MOUNTAIN.
Comment (Development): NO PRODUCTION HAS BEEN REPORTED FROM THE PROPERTY AND MOST OF THE WORK WAS APPARENTLY DONE PRIOR TO 1944.
Comment (Deposit): SCHEELITE OCCURS IN A BEDDING PLANE QUARTZ VEIN 1-6 FT WIDE THAT CUTS THE SLATE NEAR A CONTACT WITH LIMESTONE.
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SHALLOW TRENCHES AND A SHORT ADIT
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1963, UNPUBLISHED REPORT.
Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY, J. V., 1984, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION OF DISTRICT.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
Reference (Deposit): 1979 MILS DATA.
Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGIC MAP OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY; N.B.M.G. BULL. 59, PL. 1
Reference (Deposit): STAGER, H. K., IN PREPARATION, NBMG BULL ON TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF NEVADA.
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.
