Homestead Mine

The Homestead Mine is a tungsten mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,001 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: Homestead Mine
Secondary: Hefler
Secondary: Hilltop

Commodity

Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Molybdenum

Location

State: Nevada
County: Mineral

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

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Year: 1953
Material type: WO3
Description: Ap_Grade: ^0.55 Percent

Deposit

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

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: W skarn

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: Vein Broken By Faulting

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Feox, Silicification

Rocks

Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Scheelite

Comments

Comment (Commodity): GRAB SAMPLES TAKEN FROM MINERALIZED ZONE IN 1953 AVERAGED 0.95 PERCENT WO3 AND 0.01 PERCENT MO

Comment (Deposit): TACTITE/VEIN

Comment (Workings): 70 FT ADIT, ANOTHER ADIT OF UNDETERMINED LENGTH, SEVERAL SMALL PITS AND TRENCHES

Comment (Geology): LIMITED BEDROCK EXPOSURE. MINE ORIGINALLY PROSPECTED FOR GOLD AND COPPER DURING THE 1930'S

References

Reference (Deposit): UNPUBL. DMEA REPORT (CONF.) USGS, MENLO PARK, CA

Reference (Reserve-Resource): F(1)

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.