Climax

The Climax is a tungsten mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,440 feet.

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Mine Info

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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.