The Scheelite Queen Prospect is a tungsten mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,899 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,899 Feet (1,798 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 39.13056, -118.40000
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Scheelite Queen Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Scheelite Queen Prospect
Secondary: Jimmy-W.
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Sand Springs District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Owner Name: Mathews, A. R.
Years: 1956 -
Production
Year: 1956
Material type: ?
Description: Ap_Grade: ^0.5% Wo3
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
Model Name: W skarn
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SCHEELITE OCCURS IN TACTITE ALONG A LIMESTONE AND SCHIST CONTACT THAT STRIKES NW AND DIPS ABOUT 65 SE. IN 1956, ABOUT 60 TONS OF 0.5% WO3 ORE WAS MINED AND SHIPPED BY A.R. MATHEWS.
Comment (Workings): 1 ADITS AND NUMEROUS PITS AND CUTS
Comment (Location): UTM IS TO CENTRAL AREA WITH MANY WORKINGS IN ABOUT A 400 M RADIUS. ON WEST SIDE OF SAND SPRINGS RANGE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): MINED IN 1956
References
Reference (Deposit): STAGER, H.K., IN PREPARATION, NBMG BULLETIN ON TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF NEVADA
Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 83, 1974, PL. 1.
Reference (Production): STAGER, H.K., IN PREPARATION, NBMG BULLETIN ON TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF NEVADA.
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.
