Mine detail: Cherokee Mine

Previously called 'Tungsten HillsWalker Maus'

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Location: Douglas County, Nevada, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.88102, -119.58127
dep_id: 10037735
mrds_id: M035916
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Tungsten
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Scheelite
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR BUNCHES
ore_ctrl: Scheelite Found In Thin Beds Of Tactite Replacing Impure Limestone
Reporter: Fiebelkorn, J. B. (Stewart, J. H.), Tingley, J.V., Doebrich, J.L.
hrock_type: Limestone
arock_type: Monzonite
Year first produced: 1943
yr_lst_prd: 1955
References:
  • Deposit:: MOORE, J. G., 1969 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LYON, DOUGLAS AND ORMSBY COUNTIES, NEV., NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES, BULLETIN75 .
  • Deposit:: UNPUBL. DMEA COMMODITY SPECIALIST INFORMATION.
  • Deposit:: STAGER, H.K., AND TINGLEY, J.V., 1988, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS IN NEVADA, NBMG BULL 105
  • Deposit:: ROXLO, K., AND RANTA, D.E., 1982, PINE NUT PROJECT, 1982 PROGRESS REPORT, CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CO. REPORT
  • Production:: F( 1 )
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