Atlantic Claim

The Atlantic Claim is a tungsten mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 8,599 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: Atlantic Claim  

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

Elevation: 8,599 Feet (2,621 Meters)

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 40.55667, -114.83333

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Atlantic Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Atlantic Claim
Secondary: Monarch
Secondary: Black Forest


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten


Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Spruce Mountain


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
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: W skarn


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Some Silication


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Scheelite


Comments

Comment (Development): FEE, PATENTED CLAIM

Comment (Deposit): SCHEELITE MINERALIZATON OCCURS DISSEMINATED AND AS IRREGULAR STRINGERS IN THE DIKE ROCK ADJACENT TO THE TACTITE AS WELL AS IN THE TACTITE. THE PODS AND DISSEMINATED SCHEELITE OCCUR AT THE CONTACT FOR A DISTANCE OF 160 FEET. ORE GRADE WAS REPORTED TO VARY FROM 0.5 TO 2.0% WO3.

Comment (Deposit): SCHEELITE MINERALIZATION OCCURS DISSEMINATED AND AS IRREGULAR STRINGERS IN THE DIKE ROCK ADJACENT TO THE TACTITE, AS WELL AS IN THE TACTITE. THE PODS AND DISSEMINATED SCHEELITE OCCUR AT THE CONTACT FOR A DISTANCE OF 160 FT. ORE GRADED IS REPORTED TO UARY FROM 0.5 TO 2.0% WO3 MINERAL SURVEY 4680


References

Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, A.C. AND BENSON, W.T., 1963, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF NEVADA, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES UNPUBLISH REPORT.

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

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


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.