The Battle Creek Tungsten is a tungsten mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,300 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: 7,300 Feet (2,225 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 40.50417, -115.38139
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Battle Creek Tungsten MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Battle Creek Tungsten
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Ruby Valley (Smith Creek)
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Chlorite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SCHEELITE, ASSOCIATED WITH MINOR QUARTZ AND PYRITE OCCURS IN 2 LENSES OF CHLORITE SCHIST SURROUNDED BY GRANITE AND PEGMATITE
Comment (Deposit): THE BATTLE CREEK TUNGSTEN MINE PRODUCED ABOUT 900 1NITS OF WOZ FROM ORE THAT AVERAGED 1.5% WOZ. THE SILLICITE, WITH ASSOCIATED MINOR QUARTZ AND PYRITE, OCCURS IN 2 LENSES OF CHLORITE SCHIST THAT ARE SURROUNDED BY GRANITE AND PEGMATITE. THE LONGEST LENS WAS UP TO 10' WIDE BY 100' LONG. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): E FLANK OF RUBY RANGE
Comment (Production): ABOUT 900 UNITS WO3 PRODUCED FROM ORE THAT AVERAGED 1.5% WO3
References
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, ROSCOE M., MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, USGS OPEN FILE REPORT, 1976-56.
Reference (Deposit): USGS LAMOILLE, NEVADA 1:62,500 QUADRANGLE 1962. (MAP)
Reference (Production): SMITH,R.M.(1976),P.148-150
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.
