Batholith

The Batholith is a tungsten and molybdenum mine located in Elko county, Nevada.

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: Batholith  

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

Elevation:

Commodity: Tungsten, Molybdenum

Lat, Long: 41.78222, -115.48972

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Batholith MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Batholith
Secondary: Mission Cross
Secondary: New Chance
Secondary: White Star
Secondary: Stevens


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Molybdenum


Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Jarbidge


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1956
Time Period: 1954-1956
Material type: W
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.5-1.0 Percent Wo3


Deposit

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


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: W skarn


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Skarn-Tactite


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Powellite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): NO PRODUCTION OF TUNGSTEN HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY RECORDED. THE BATHOLITH MINE IS JUST SOUTHWEST OF COON CREEK SUMMIT ON THE CHARLESTON-JARBIDGE ROAD. SOME SCHEELITE HAS BEEN PRODUCED FROM THE OPEN PITS THAT MAKE UP THE MINE. MOLYBDENITE & POMELLITE OCCUR WITH SCHEELITE IN TACTITIZED LIMESTONE IN CONTACT WITH QUARTZ MONZONITE. IT IS NOT CLEAR WHETHER THE QUARTZ MONZONITE IS PART OF THE COFFEEPOT STOCK OR AN OUTLIER, AS MUCH OF THE AREA IS COVERED BY GLACIAL DEBRIS. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Deposit): MOLYBDENITE AND POWELLITE OCCUR WITH SCHEELITE IN TACTITIZED LIMESTONE IN CONTACT WITH QUARTZ MONZONITE

Comment (Workings): OPEN PITS

Comment (Geology): SCHEELITE OCCURS W/POWELLITE & MOLYBDENITE IN A CONTACT METASOMATIC DEPOSIT.


References

Reference (Production): SMITH, R. M. (1976) ; NMB BULL., STAGER, H.K. (IN PREP JAN 1984)

Reference (Deposit): SMITH. R. M. (1976-56) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO. NEV. USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT

Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING, J. H., 1968) MOLY. RESOURCES OF NEV., NBMG, UNPUB, OPEN FILE

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.