The Atlantic Claim is a tungsten mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 8,599 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: 8,599 Feet (2,621 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 40.55667, -114.83333
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Atlantic Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Atlantic Claim
Secondary: Monarch
Secondary: Black Forest
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Spruce Mountain
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
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 skarn
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Some Silication
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Development): FEE, PATENTED CLAIM
Comment (Deposit): SCHEELITE MINERALIZATON OCCURS DISSEMINATED AND AS IRREGULAR STRINGERS IN THE DIKE ROCK ADJACENT TO THE TACTITE AS WELL AS IN THE TACTITE. THE PODS AND DISSEMINATED SCHEELITE OCCUR AT THE CONTACT FOR A DISTANCE OF 160 FEET. ORE GRADE WAS REPORTED TO VARY FROM 0.5 TO 2.0% WO3.
Comment (Deposit): SCHEELITE MINERALIZATION OCCURS DISSEMINATED AND AS IRREGULAR STRINGERS IN THE DIKE ROCK ADJACENT TO THE TACTITE, AS WELL AS IN THE TACTITE. THE PODS AND DISSEMINATED SCHEELITE OCCUR AT THE CONTACT FOR A DISTANCE OF 160 FT. ORE GRADED IS REPORTED TO UARY FROM 0.5 TO 2.0% WO3 MINERAL SURVEY 4680
References
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, A.C. AND BENSON, W.T., 1963, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF NEVADA, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES UNPUBLISH REPORT.
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, ROSCOE M, MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, USGS OPEN FILE REPORT, 1976-56
Reference (Deposit): NBM BULL., STAGER, H.K. (IN PREP. JAN. 1984)
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.
