Western Metals Mine

The Western Metals Mine is a tungsten mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,759 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: Western Metals Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Mineral

Elevation: 7,759 Feet (2,365 Meters)

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 38.53833, -118.03750

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Western Metals Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Western Metals Mine


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten


Location

State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Santa Fe


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1953
Material type: W
Description: Ap_Grade: ^0.3 Percent 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

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENSES


Structure

Type: L
Description: Granitic Contact Essentially North Trending


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Scheelite


Comments

Comment (Workings): SHALLOW OPEN PIT

Comment (Location): ESTIMATE LOCATION


References

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

Reference (Deposit): ROSS, D.C., 1961 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL CO., NEV, NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 58


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.