Apex

The Apex is a tungsten mine located in Elko 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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Site Name

Primary: Apex

Commodity

Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: Molybdenum

Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Alder

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1949
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: W skarn

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Skarn-Tactite

Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Powellite

Comments

Comment (Development): SCHEELITE WAS DISCOVERED IN 1949 IN THE TENNESSEE MTNS.

Comment (Deposit): INTRUSIVE CONTACT; SCHEELITE IS DISSEMINATED THROUGHOUT TACTITE

Comment (Geology): SCHEELITE OCCURS DISSEMINATED THROUGHOUT THE TACTITE

Comment (Deposit): SCHEELITE WAS DISCOVERED IN 1949, IN THE TENNESSEE MTNS. THIS PROPERTY LIES ALONGSIDE THE GARNET-TUNGSTON PROPERTY

References

Reference (Deposit): SMITH R.M.,(1976-56) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO NEV., USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT

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.