The Horse Canyon Adit is a tungsten mine located in White Pine county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,999 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: 7,999 Feet (2,438 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 39.04056, -114.36500
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Horse Canyon Adit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Horse Canyon Adit
Secondary: Usbm Sample Locality #13.
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Nevada
County: White Pine
District: Osceola
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Occurrence
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
Type: L
Description: Fault Striking N 20 E, Dip 60 Se Terminates Vein
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE #13 (USBM) OF VEIN MATERIAL ASSAYED 0.01%
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): ADIT ABOUT 90 FT LONG
Comment (Location): ON WEST SIDE OF HORSE CANYON, TRIBUTARY TO WILLARD CREEK. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1983, OPEN FILE REPORT, MLA, 56-83
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.
