The General Tungsten Corp. is a tungsten mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,598 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,598 Feet (2,316 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 38.32083, -118.20722
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General Tungsten Corp. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: General Tungsten Corp.
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Silver Star
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Location): ESTIMATE LOCATION .5 MI. UP SILVER DYKE CANYON FROM SILVER DYKE MINE
Comment (Deposit): SILVER DYKE VEIN SYSTEM
Comment (Workings): TWO TUNNELS, RESPECTIVELY 600 AND 300 FEET IN LENGTH, A SHAFT 50 FEET DEEP, SEVERAL OPEN CUTS, TOTALING IN ALL ABOUT 1,000 FEET.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SILVER DYKE VEIN SYSTEM TRAVERSES THE PROPERTY AND IN PLACES IS 100 FEET WIDE
References
Reference (Production): F ( 1 )
Reference (Deposit): VANDERBURG, W. O., 1937 ,RECON. OF MINING DIST. IN MINERAL CO., NEV. USBM, INFORMATION CIRCULAR
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.
