The Western Metals Mine is a tungsten mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,759 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: 7,759 Feet (2,365 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 38.53833, -118.03750
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Western Metals Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Western Metals Mine
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Santa Fe
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1953
Material type: W
Description: Ap_Grade: ^0.3 Percent 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
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSES
Structure
Type: L
Description: Granitic Contact Essentially North Trending
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Workings): SHALLOW OPEN PIT
Comment (Location): ESTIMATE LOCATION
References
Reference (Production): NBM BULL., STAGER H.K. (IN PREP JAN 1984)
Reference (Deposit): ROSS, D.C., 1961 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL CO., NEV, NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 58
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.
