The Wadsworth is a tungsten mine located in Washoe county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Wadsworth MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wadsworth
Secondary: Derby Mine
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Nevada
County: Washoe
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1941
Time Period: 1940-1941
Material type: WO3
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.5%
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: W skarn
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Location): LAT. AND LONG. ARE APPROX.
Comment (Production): FROM 400 TONS ORE
Comment (Deposit): IN TWO PENDANTS OF METAMORPHIC ROCK, IN GRANODIORITE, CUT BY APLITE DIKES
References
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.
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.
