The Skipper Mine Shipper? 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: 39.05833, -114.37500
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Skipper Mine Shipper? MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Skipper Mine Shipper?
Secondary: Lane Tilford Group
Secondary: Tilford
Secondary: Skyline
Secondary: Paycheck
Secondary: Apex
Secondary: Hungry Three
Secondary: Three Sister?
Secondary: Usbm Sample Locality Ii
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Leased By Associated Tungsten Mines
Production
Not available
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
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLES FROM SKIPPER ADIT CONTAINED 0.3-0.66% WO3 ACROSS 4 FT OF QUARTZ VEIN, DUMP GRAB SAMPLE, (5-FT GRID) IN 1981 LYIELDED 0.7 02/TAG ANND 1.02% PB, NO CU, NO, W, Y.
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Iron
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ON WEST SIDE OF OHIO CANYON UTM IS TO NEAR CENTER OF CLAIM GROUP AREA ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1983
Comment (Deposit): SCHEELITE OCCURS IN SEVERAL NARROW STEEPLY DIPPING QUARTZ VEINS IN GRANITE. SCHEELITE IS SPARSE AND OCCURS AS SMALL SPECKS AND CRYSTAL CLUSTERS SURROUNDING SMALL IRON-STAINED CAVITIES IN THE QUARTZ
Comment (Workings): 2 ADITS, 50 AND 130 FT LONG, AND 2 SHAFTS 20 AND 50 FT DEEP WITH A DRIFT 50 FT LONG FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE DEEPER SHAFT; STOPE
References
Reference (Deposit): HOSE, R.K., BLAKE, M.C. JR. & SMITH, R.M., 1976, NBMG BULL 85, P. 60-62.
Reference (Deposit): STAGER, H.K., NBMG BULL IN PREPARATION ON TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS IN NEVADA.
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1963, UNPUB. DATA, NBMG FILE 335, ITEM 8., ITEM 14
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1983, MILS DATA
Reference (Deposit): TERRA DATA, 1980, A MINERAL INVENTORY OF THE SCHELL RESOURCE AREA, ELY DISTRICT, NEVADA: PREPARED FOR BLM.
Reference (Production): STAGER, H.K., NBMG BULL IN PREP.
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.
