The Bataan Mine is a copper and tungsten mine located in Mineral county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Bataan Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bataan Mine
Secondary: NBMG # 3588
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Garfield
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: The Old Workings Are In Part Being Encrouched Upon By The New Deal And Gold Coin Claim Block From The East.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Skarn Along The Contact Zone
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): DISCOVERED PRIOR TO THE WWI ; WORKED BETWEEN 1915-1916 FOR COPPER AND FOR TUNGSTEN IN 1943.
Comment (Workings): A SERIES OF N-S CROSSCUT ADITS , NUMEROUS TRENCHES CROSSCUTTING THE CONTACT ZONE, AND SOME PRODUCTION PITS FOR SKARN ALONG THE CONTACT ZONE
Comment (Geology): THE CROSSCUTS EXPLORE A N80 DEGREES E 45-60 DEGREES N SHEAR THAT IS ABOUT 40 FEET WIDE.
Comment (Deposit): THE BATAN MINE WORKINGS ARE SHOWN TO BE PART OF A PATENTED BLOCK OF ACREAGE
References
Reference (Deposit): TELLURIDE CLAIMS, GARFIELD MINING DISTRICT, MINERAL COUNTY, QUADE VISIT SITE 4-20-89,NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT FILES( TINGLEY FILES)
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.
