The Rare Metals is a tungsten mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,801 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
Elevation: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 40.91306, -114.30278
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Rare Metals MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rare Metals
Secondary: Silver Zone Pass Mine
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Proctor (Silver Zone)
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1942
Material type: W
Description: Ap_Grade: ^Avg 8.5 Percent Wo3
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
Model Name: W veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): $5000 TO $100,000 WORTH OF PRODUCTION FROM 27 TONS SORTED ORE CONTAINING 8.5% WO3
Comment (Deposit): 4 VEINS. SCHEELITE CRYSTALS UP TO 1/4 INCHES ACROSS OCCUR IN A MINERALIZED LAYER UP TO 18 INCHES THICK ALONG THE E. WALL OF THE VEIN FOR 40 FT.
Comment (Geology): 4 SCHEELITE - BEARING QUARTZ VEINS; SCHEELITE CRYSTALS UP TO 1/4 INCHES
Comment (Deposit): THE RARE METAL SCHEELITE PROPERTY HAS 4 VEINS, BUT ONLY ONE OF THE MIDDLE VEINS HAS BEEN MINED. IT IS A VENTICAL, N-STRIKING VEIN THAT IS 3 FT - 4 FT WIDE; IT IS EXPOSED FOR 650 FT N. OF THE RR TRACKS, AND FOR 50 FT S. OF THE TRACKS. THE VEIN IS DISPLACED UP TO 40 FT BY 4 TRANSVERSE FAULTS. SCHEELITE CRYSTALS UP TO 1/4 INCHES ACROSS OCCUR IN A MINERALIZED LAYER UP TO 18 INCHES THICK ALONG THE E. WALL OF THE VEIN FOR 40 FT ON N SIDE OF TRACKS - DEPTH OF ORE 35 FT. 1 1/2% WO3. ONE SHIPMENT OF 27 TONS OF SORTED ORE CONTAINED 8.5% WO3. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): BOTH SIDES OF WPRR TRACKS
References
Reference (Deposit): NBM BULL., STAGER, H.K. (IN PREP. JAN. 1984)
Reference (Production): NBM BULL., STAGER, H.K. (IN PREP JAN. 1984)
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.
