Moonlight and Silver Moonclaims

The Moonlight and Silver Moonclaims is a tungsten mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,598 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: Moonlight and Silver Moonclaims  

State:  Nevada

County:  Mineral

Elevation: 7,598 Feet (2,316 Meters)

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 37.95833, -118.31667

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Moonlight and Silver Moonclaims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Moonlight and Silver Moonclaims


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten


Location

State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Buena Vista


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1977
Description: Ap_Grade: ^Aug 0.6 Percent Wo3


Deposit

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


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Scheelite


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Production): NBM BULL, STAGER, H.K. (IN PREP JAN 1984)

Reference (Deposit): NBM BULL, STAGER, H.K. (IN PREP JAN 1984)


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.