The Batholith is a tungsten and molybdenum mine located in Elko county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Batholith MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Batholith
Secondary: Mission Cross
Secondary: New Chance
Secondary: White Star
Secondary: Stevens
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Jarbidge
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1956
Time Period: 1954-1956
Material type: W
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.5-1.0 Percent Wo3
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Contact Metasomatic
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: W skarn
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Skarn-Tactite
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Powellite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): NO PRODUCTION OF TUNGSTEN HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY RECORDED. THE BATHOLITH MINE IS JUST SOUTHWEST OF COON CREEK SUMMIT ON THE CHARLESTON-JARBIDGE ROAD. SOME SCHEELITE HAS BEEN PRODUCED FROM THE OPEN PITS THAT MAKE UP THE MINE. MOLYBDENITE & POMELLITE OCCUR WITH SCHEELITE IN TACTITIZED LIMESTONE IN CONTACT WITH QUARTZ MONZONITE. IT IS NOT CLEAR WHETHER THE QUARTZ MONZONITE IS PART OF THE COFFEEPOT STOCK OR AN OUTLIER, AS MUCH OF THE AREA IS COVERED BY GLACIAL DEBRIS. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Deposit): MOLYBDENITE AND POWELLITE OCCUR WITH SCHEELITE IN TACTITIZED LIMESTONE IN CONTACT WITH QUARTZ MONZONITE
Comment (Workings): OPEN PITS
Comment (Geology): SCHEELITE OCCURS W/POWELLITE & MOLYBDENITE IN A CONTACT METASOMATIC DEPOSIT.
References
Reference (Production): SMITH, R. M. (1976) ; NMB BULL., STAGER, H.K. (IN PREP JAN 1984)
Reference (Deposit): SMITH. R. M. (1976-56) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO. NEV. USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT
Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING, J. H., 1968) MOLY. RESOURCES OF NEV., NBMG, UNPUB, OPEN FILE
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.
