Rare Metals

The Rare Metals is a tungsten mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,801 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

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Site Name

Primary: Rare Metals
Secondary: Silver Zone Pass Mine

Commodity

Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: Lead

Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Proctor (Silver Zone)

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Year: 1942
Material type: W
Description: Ap_Grade: ^Avg 8.5 Percent Wo3

Deposit

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

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: W veins

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Production): $5000 TO $100,000 WORTH OF PRODUCTION FROM 27 TONS SORTED ORE CONTAINING 8.5% WO3

Comment (Deposit): 4 VEINS. SCHEELITE CRYSTALS UP TO 1/4 INCHES ACROSS OCCUR IN A MINERALIZED LAYER UP TO 18 INCHES THICK ALONG THE E. WALL OF THE VEIN FOR 40 FT.

Comment (Geology): 4 SCHEELITE - BEARING QUARTZ VEINS; SCHEELITE CRYSTALS UP TO 1/4 INCHES

Comment (Deposit): THE RARE METAL SCHEELITE PROPERTY HAS 4 VEINS, BUT ONLY ONE OF THE MIDDLE VEINS HAS BEEN MINED. IT IS A VENTICAL, N-STRIKING VEIN THAT IS 3 FT - 4 FT WIDE; IT IS EXPOSED FOR 650 FT N. OF THE RR TRACKS, AND FOR 50 FT S. OF THE TRACKS. THE VEIN IS DISPLACED UP TO 40 FT BY 4 TRANSVERSE FAULTS. SCHEELITE CRYSTALS UP TO 1/4 INCHES ACROSS OCCUR IN A MINERALIZED LAYER UP TO 18 INCHES THICK ALONG THE E. WALL OF THE VEIN FOR 40 FT ON N SIDE OF TRACKS - DEPTH OF ORE 35 FT. 1 1/2% WO3. ONE SHIPMENT OF 27 TONS OF SORTED ORE CONTAINED 8.5% WO3. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Location): BOTH SIDES OF WPRR TRACKS

References

Reference (Deposit): NBM BULL., STAGER, H.K. (IN PREP. JAN. 1984)

Reference (Production): NBM BULL., STAGER, H.K. (IN PREP JAN. 1984)

Reference (Deposit): SMITH, ROSCOE M., MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, USGS OPEN FILE REPORT, 1976-56

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.