Bernie and Bernie 2,3 Claims

The Bernie and Bernie 2,3 Claims is a tungsten mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,601 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: Bernie and Bernie 2,3 Claims  

State:  Nevada

County:  Mineral

Elevation: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 38.31389, -118.18472

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Bernie and Bernie 2,3 Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bernie and Bernie 2,3 Claims


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten


Location

State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Silver Star 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

Owner Name: Spencer, L. B.
Home Office: Mina, Nevada


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: Strong Folding With Local Overturning Faults


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Scheelite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): METAVOLCANIC ROCKS OF THE EXCELSIOR FORMATION, FACE OF DRIFT NEARLY TO SILVER DYKE QUARTZ VEIN SYSTEM IN AUGUST 1956.

Comment (Workings): 250-FT DRIFT

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)


References

Reference (Deposit): ROSS, D.C., 1961, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 58


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.