Minerva District

The Minerva District is a silver and tungsten mine located in White Pine 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: Minerva District  

State:  Nevada

County:  White Pine

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Tungsten

Lat, Long: 38.8, -114.35000

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Minerva District MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Minerva District
Secondary: Scheelite Chief
Secondary: Silver Bell
Secondary: Oriole
Secondary: West Everit
Secondary: East Everit
Secondary: Hilltop
Secondary: Tony
Secondary: Canary Yellow
Secondary: Zig Zag Mines


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Tungsten


Location

State: Nevada
County: White Pine
District: MINERVA DISTRICT


Land Status

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Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: VEINS
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1916
Discovery Year: 1915
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:


Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

Type: L
Structure: NORMAL FAULTING
Description: MANY NORMAL FAULTS OF VARYING DIP. 4 GROUPS OF FAULTS BASED ON AGE AND DIP


Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.

Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.


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.