Green Top Mine

The Green Top Mine is a tungsten mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,600 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: Green Top Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 37.45, -117.78333

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Green Top Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Green Top Mine


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten


Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Sylvania


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1954
Material type: W
Description: Ap_Grade: ^Aug About 0.3 Percent Wo3


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Unknown
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: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


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.