The Minerva District is a silver and tungsten mine located in White Pine 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
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Minerva District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Minerva District
Secondary: Scheelite Chief
Secondary: Silver Bell
Secondary: Oriole
Secondary: West Everit
Secondary: East Everit
Secondary: Hilltop
Secondary: Tony
Secondary: Canary Yellow
Secondary: Zig Zag Mines
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Nevada
County: White Pine
District: MINERVA DISTRICT
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
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Ownership
Not available
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: VEINS
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1916
Discovery Year: 1915
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
Type: L
Structure: NORMAL FAULTING
Description: MANY NORMAL FAULTS OF VARYING DIP. 4 GROUPS OF FAULTS BASED ON AGE AND DIP
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
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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Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.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.
