The Climax is a tungsten mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,440 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: 6,440 Feet (1,963 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 40.30833, -115.47444
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Climax MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Climax
Secondary: Baldwin Lease
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Harrison Pass (Ruby Valley)
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: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Contact Metamorphic
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1952
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: W skarn
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Skarn-Siliciation
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THE CLIMAX MINE IS LOCATED NEAR THE STSAR PROPERTY (THE THE EAST OF IT). THE TUNGSTEN ORE MINERAL SCHEELITE OCCURS IN IRREGULAR TACTITE BODIES ON THE EASTERN CONTACT OF THE INTRUSIVE STOCK. THIS PROPERTY HAD A SMALL PRODUCTION, PROBABLY FROM THE 1952-53 PERIOD OF ACTIVITY IN THE DISTRICT. THE AVERAGE ARE GRADE WAS 1% WOZ. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Production): SMALL PRODUCTION PROBABLY FROM THE 1952-53 ACTIVITY PERIOD IN THE DISTRICT. AVERAGE GRADE WAS 1% WOZ.
Comment (Deposit): TACTITE BODIES ALONG IGNEOUS CONTACT
Comment (Geology): TABULAR TACTITE BODIES ALONG CONTACT; PIPELIKE & IRREGULAR WHERE CONTACT CUTS ACROSS BEDDING
Comment (Location): EASTERN SLOPE OF RUBY MTS
References
Reference (Production): SMITH, R.M.(1976) P.81-82.
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, ROSCOE M., MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, USGS OPEN FILE REPORT, 1976-56
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.
