Western Mining History
Sign In

Mount Wheeler

The Mount Wheeler is a tungsten, fluorine-fluorite, and beryllium mine located in White Pine county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,799 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: Mount Wheeler

State:  Nevada

County:  White Pine

Elevation: 7,799 Feet (2,377 Meters)

Commodity: Tungsten, Fluorine-Fluorite, Beryllium

Lat, Long: 38.9053, -114.34360

Map: View on Google Maps

Satelite View

MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.


Satelite image of the Mount Wheeler

Mount Wheeler MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mount Wheeler
Secondary: Mount Wheeler Mine
Secondary: Pole Adit Mine

Commodity

Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Primary: Beryllium

Location

State: Nevada
County: White Pine
District: Mount Washington District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Type: Patented
Type: Located Claim

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Mt. Wheeler Mines, Inc.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Utah
Info Year: 1983

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Open Stope
Milling Method: Gravity
Discovery Year: 1870
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y

Physiography

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

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Sericite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Beryl
Unknown: Scheelite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Phenacite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Fluorite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): GENERAL SIZE OF ORE BODY IS LARGE.

Comment (Names): OTHER NAME: WHEELER MOUNTAIN, POLE ADIT

Comment (Exploration): THE MT.WHEELER MINE WAS ORIGINALLY DRIVEN TO EXPLORE FOR LEAD-ZINC ORE IN 1951; HOWEVER, SCHEELITE WAS DISCOVERED INSTEAD. BETWEEN 1952 AND 1954, 1800 T OF ORE AVERAGING 1.3 PERCENT WO3 WAS EXTRACTED AND MILLED AT MINERVA, NEVADA WITH 75 PERCENT DMEA SPONSORSHIP. WHEN DMEA SUPPORT WAS TERMINATED, MEASURED, INDICATED, AND INFERRED RESOURCES TOTALLED 12,307 T AT 0.8 PERCENT WO2. BERYLLIUM MINERALS WERE FOUND IN SIGNIFICANT CONCENTRATIONS IN 1959 WHEN TUNGSTEN CONCENTRATES WERE ANALYZED SPECTROGRAPHICALLY FOR ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS.

Comment (Location): GENERAL LOCATION IS ABOUT 60 KM SE OF ELY. NO MILL ON SITE.

Comment (Production): BERYLLIUM CONC. ASSAY IS IN BeO WT. PERCENT

Comment (Ownership): MT. WHEELER MINES, INC. HOLDS UNPATENTED LODE CLAIMS THAT COVER THE MT. WHEELER MINE PROPERTY AND LEASES PATENTED MINING CLAIMS THAT COVER THE ST. LAWRENCE MINE. ADDRESS (1982): MT. WHEELER MINES, INC. 409 FELT BLDG. SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84111

Comment (Geology): ADDITIONAL MINERALS ARE BERTRANDITE (HYDROUS BERYLLIUM SILICATE), A PRIMARY ORE MINERAL, AND MANGANOSIDERITE (MANGANESE IRON SILICATE), A GANGUE MINERAL. BERTRANDITE IS ALSO A MINERAL PRESENT.

Comment (Economic Factors): BEO ASSAY: GRADE IS 1.0 WT-PCT, RECOVERY IS 85 PERCENT, MINERAL IS A SILICATE

Comment (Reserve-Resource): MATRIX 1, COL.1, Q-P75 REPRESENTS ORE PROPOSED FOR MINING WITH 100 PERCENT RECOVERY AND 0 PERCENT DILUTION. MATRIX 1, COL.2, Q-P90 REPRESENTS MEASURED RESOURCES.

References

Reference (Deposit): PAPER 424-C, 1961, PP. C120-C122.

Reference (Deposit): SCIENCES, ARTICLES 147-292. U.S. GEOL. SURV. PROF.

Reference (Deposit): CH. 193 IN SHORT PAPERS IN THE GEOLOGIC AND HYDROLOGIC

Reference (Deposit): MOUNT WHEELER MINE AREA, WHITE PINE COUNTY, NEVADA.

Reference (Deposit): WHITEBREAD, D. H., AND D. E. LEE. GEOLOGY OF THE

Reference (Deposit): MF-1343-A, 1982, SCALE 1:62,500.

Reference (Deposit): HOLMES, G. H., JR. BERYLLIUM INVESTIGATIONS IN

Reference (Deposit): AND HIGHLAND RIDGE FURTHER PLANNING AREAS, WHITE PINE

Reference (Deposit): WHITEBREAD, D. H. GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE WHEELER PEAK

Reference (Deposit): COUNTY, NEVADA. U.S. GEOL. SURV. MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP,

Reference (Deposit): KLUENDER, S. E. MINERAL INVESTIGATION OF THE WHEELER

Reference (Deposit): BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 85, 1976, 105 PP.

Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA, 1959-62, BUMINES IC 8158, 1963, 19

Reference (Deposit): WHEELER MINE, WHITE PINE COUNTY, NEVADA. CH. 33 IN SHORT

Reference (Deposit): STAGER, H. K. A NEW BERYLLIUM DEPOSIT AT THE MOUNT

Reference (Deposit): OFR 56-83, 1983, TABLE 1, P. 22; PLATE 1.

Reference (Deposit): PEAK ROADLESS AREA, WHITE PINE COUNTY, NEVADA. BUMINES

Reference (Deposit): AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF WHITE PINE COUNTY, NEVADA. NV

Reference (Deposit): HOSE, R. K., M. C. BLAKE, AND R. M. SMITH. GEOLOGY

Reference (Deposit): PP.

Reference (Deposit): P. 221.

Reference (Deposit): IN NEVADA. NEV. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 105, 1988,

Reference (Deposit): STAGER, H. K., AND J. V. TINGLEY. TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS

Reference (Deposit): PAPER 400-B, 1960, PP. B70-B71.

Reference (Deposit): PAPERS IN THE GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES. U.S. GEOL. SURV. PROF.

Reference (Deposit): NEVADA, BERYLLIUM ORE. BUMINES RI 5875, 1961, 14 PP.

Reference (Deposit): HAVENS, R., W. I. NISSEN, AND J. B. ROSENBAUM.

Reference (Deposit): NEVADA, BERYLLIUM ORES. BUMINES RI 6386, 1964, 18 PP.

Reference (Deposit): FLOTATION OF BERTRANDITE AND PHENACITE FROM MOUNT WHEELER,

Reference (Deposit): HAVENS, R., AND W. I. NISSEN. LABORATORY CONTINUOUS

Reference (Deposit): BULL., V. 41, NO. 1, 1957, PP. 104-120.

Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN SNAKE RANGE, NEVADA. AM. ASSOC. PETROLEUM GEOL.

Reference (Deposit): NO. 2, 1958, PP. 221-240.

Reference (Deposit): DREWES, H., AND A. R. PALMER. CAMBRIAN ROCKS OF

Reference (Deposit): PLAINS, NEVADA. GEOLOGY SOCIETY AMERICAN BULL., VOL 69,

Reference (Deposit): DREWES, H. STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTHERN SNAKE

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.