The Wells, Tungsten is a tungsten mine located in Elko county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Wells, Tungsten MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wells, Tungsten
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: Beryllium
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Wells
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
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
Form: TABULAR TO IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): 50 TONS OF 2.11% WO3 ORE WERE PRODUCED, TOTALLING BETWEEN $5,000 AND $100,000 WORTH.
Comment (Deposit): AT THE LARGEST OF SEVERAL TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS, THE SCHEELITE OCCURS IN FRACTURES ALONG AND ACCROSS THE BEDDING IN LIMESTONE; ALSO IN QUARTZ VEINLETS IS A ZONE 15 FT THICK BELOW A BEDDING-PLANE FAULT. A 9 FT X 15 FT ADIT, 100 FT LONG, AND 6 OR MORE DRILL HOLES ON THE SURFACE ABOVE AND BEYOND THE FACE OF THE ADIT EXPLORE THE DEPOSIT. A LOWER ADIT EXPOSES A TACTITE ZONE WITH SCHEELITE AND BERYLLIUM MINERALS, IN CALCITE MYLONITE. 50 TONS WERE PRODUCED OF 2.11% WO3 ORE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Development): THE LARGEST OF SEVERAL TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS
Comment (Deposit): SCHEELITE OCCURS IN FRACTURES ALONG AND ACROSS THE BEDDING IN LIMESTONE ALSO IN QUARTZ VEINLETS IN A 15 FT THICK ZONE BELOW A BEDDING PLANE FAULT
Comment (Workings): 9 FT X 15 FT ADIT, 100 FT LONG AND 6 OR MORE DRILLHOLES.
References
Reference (Production): SMITH, R.M. (1976), P. 173-174.
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.
