The Hice Prospect 9 is a tungsten mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,181 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: 6,181 Feet (1,884 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 40.92778, -114.30306
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Hice Prospect 9 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hice Prospect 9
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Proctor (Silver Zone)
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Rare Metals
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
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
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): N OF RAILROAD TRACKS, W SLOPE OF STEAD
Comment (Production): 2 SMALL ORE SHIPMENTS MADE, ONE AVERAGING 1.0% WO3, THE OTHER 8.5% WO3
Comment (Development): MOSTLY UNDEVELOPED; 25 MALLOTS OF ORE WERE SHIPPED (IN 1940'S ?) ONE AVERAGED 1.0% WO3; THE OTHER 8.5% WO3. PROPERTY HAS BEEN INACTIVE SINCE 1945.
Comment (Deposit): VEINS BEAR SCHEELITE
Comment (Geology): 4-SCHEELITE-BEARING QUARTZ VEINS
Comment (Deposit): THE HIRE PROSPECT IS MOSTLY UNDEVELOPED, AND LIES W OF THE RARE METAL TUNGSTEN PROPERTY 3 QUARTZ VEINS STRIKE NORTHERLY OUTCROP ON GRANITE PEDIMENT. TWO SMALL LOTS OF ORE WERE SHIPPED-ONE AVERAGED 1.0% WO3, AND THE OTHER AVERAGED 8.5% WO3 PROPERTY HAS BEEN INACTIVE SINCE 1945. THIS PROPERTY, OR PART OF IT BELONG TO RARE METALS?
References
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, ROSCOE M., MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, USGS OPEN FILE REPORT, 1976-56
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, A.C., AND BENSON, W.T., TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF NEVADA, USBM UMPUBL. REPORT 1963
Reference (Production): SMITH, R.M., (1976) P 135-6.
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.
