Scheelite Prospect

The Scheelite Prospect is a tungsten mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,301 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

Name: Scheelite Prospect  

State:  Nevada

County:  Humboldt

Elevation: 4,301 Feet (1,311 Meters)

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 41.31222, -117.92306

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Scheelite Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Scheelite Prospect
Secondary: Sheelite Mine


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten


Location

State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Awakening District; Slumbering Hills; Amos District


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: W skarn


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Reg.Struct: N-S Trending Open Folding


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Scheelite


Comments

Comment (Location): ABOUT 1 1/2 MI. NW OF DAVEYTOWN


References

Reference (Deposit): LINCOLN, F. C., 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL DEPOSITS

Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT CO, NEV; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 59


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.