Wadsworth

The Wadsworth is a tungsten mine located in Washoe county, Nevada.

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

Name: Wadsworth  

State:  Nevada

County:  Washoe

Elevation:

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 39.6, -119.35000

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Satelite image of the Wadsworth

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Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.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

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.