Shelby Mine

The Shelby Mine is a tungsten mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,961 feet.

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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: Shelby Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Pershing

Elevation: 4,961 Feet (1,512 Meters)

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 40.00444, -118.71139

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Shelby Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Shelby Mine
Secondary: Sheby Mine
Secondary: New Toy
Secondary: Seeby
Secondary: Shyba
Secondary: Sheba


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten


Location

State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Ragged Top District


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1957
Time Period: 1953-1957
Material type: W03
Description: Cp_Grade: ^From Small Tonnages Containing 0.4-1.1 % W03
Year: 1957
Time Period: 1953-1957
Material type: ORE W
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.4-1.1 % W03


Deposit

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


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: W skarn


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: St. Anthony Stock


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Scheelite


Comments

Comment (Location): NORTHSIDE OF ST. ANTHONY: STOCK; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = TOULON (1956) 1:62500; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = TOULON (1956) 1:625000

Comment (Development): OPERATED BY THE TROJAN MINING CO IN 1953-54, THE NORTH WIND MINING CO. IN 1955-56 AND BY B. M. CLARK IN 1956-57, T-HE PROPERTY YIELDED SMALL TONNAGES OF ORE THAT AVERAGED ABOUT -0.5 % W03.

Comment (Deposit): SCHEELITE-BEARING TACTITE OCCURS ALONG THE EAST EDGE OF THE ST. ANTHONY GRANODIORITE STOCK WHERE IT IS IN CONTACT -WITH CALCAREOUS METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS. ORE MINED CONTAINS FROM- 0.4 TO 1.1 % W03.

Comment (Geology): SCHEELITE MINERALIZATION FOUND IN OPENING THAT EXPOSES CONTACT BETWEEN GRANODIORITE AND SLIGHTLY METAMORPHOSED CALCAREOUS & ARGILLACEOUS SEDIMENTARY ROCK.


References

Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89

Reference (Deposit): STAGER, M. K., IN PREPARATION, NBMG BULLETIN ON TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF NEVADA.

Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY, 17 APR 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION OF DISTRICT.

Reference (Deposit): NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.

Reference (Production): STAGER, IN PREP


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.