The Hiatt Beryl-Fluorite is a beryllium and fluorine-fluorite mine located in Nye county, Nevada.
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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:
Commodity: Beryllium, Fluorine-Fluorite
Lat, Long: 38.5, -117.09278
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Hiatt Beryl-Fluorite MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hiatt Beryl-Fluorite
Commodity
Primary: Beryllium
Primary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Manhattan District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Owner Name: Lee E. Hiatt Of Manhattan
Years: 1966 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: W veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Beryl
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Microlite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Feldspar
Comments
Comment (Location): AT CORNER OF T7, 8N, R 43, 44E. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): BERYL AND FLUORITE OCCUR AS STREAKS AND SEGREGATIONS IN A FELDSPAR-RICH GRIESSEN WHICH FORMS IRREGULAR VEINS AND REPLACEMENTS IN SLATES AND SCHISTS
Comment (Workings): SMALL BULLDOZER CUTS
References
Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING, J.H., 1966, UNPUB. WRITTEN REPORT ON HIATT BERYL-FLUORITE, NBMG FILE
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.
