Battle Creek Tungsten

The Battle Creek Tungsten is a tungsten mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,300 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: Battle Creek Tungsten  

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

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

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.