Georgia Claims

The Georgia Claims is a tungsten mine located in White Pine county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,988 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: Georgia Claims

Commodity

Primary: Tungsten

Location

State: Nevada
County: White Pine
District: Aurum 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

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Year: 1956
Time Period: 1956
Material type: ORE W
Description: Cp_Grade: ^1.53-1.70% 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

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: Joints, Faults

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: MOST VEINLETS CONTAINED ABOUT 0.12% WO3
Analytical Data: SORTED ORE CONTAINED 1.53-1.70% WO3

Materials

Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Deposit): SCHEELITE OCCURS IN THIN CALCITE AND QUARTZ VEINLETS ALONG JOINTS AND IN NORTH-TRENDING FAULTS

Comment (Workings): 25-FT DEEP INCLINED SHAFT; SEVERAL SHALLOW TRENCHES TOTALLING 150 FT IN LENGTH

Comment (Production): ABOUT 2 TONS SORTED ORE SHIPPED TO CHERRY CREEK MILL IN 1956.

Comment (Location): NEAR MOUTH OF SPRING GULCH ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972

References

Reference (Deposit): STAGER, H.K., IN PRESS; TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF NEVADA; NBMG BULL.

Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1983, MILS DATA

Reference (Production): STAGER, H.K., IN PRESS.

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.