Scheelite Queen Prospect

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

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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.