Mine detail: Blue Wing Mine

Location:	Pershing County, Nevada, United States, North America
Lat / long:	40.02156, -119.07266
dep_id:	10042425
mrds_id:	M060215
Commodity type:	metallic
Major mineral:	Tungsten
Trace mineral:	Manganese
Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small ammount of material produced
Development status:	Producer
ore:	Scheelite
gangue:	Limonite
model:	42: W skarn
conc_proc:	Contact Metamorphism
Reporter:	Harner, Joy L. (Roberts, Ralph J.), Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.), La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.), Royse, Sue E.
hrock_type:	Limestone
arock_type:	Diorite
Year first produced:	1943
disc_yr:	1917
References:	Deposit:: JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89 Deposit:: JOHNSON & BENSON, 1963, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF NEVADA; USBM Deposit:: HESS & LARSEN, 1922, CONTACT METAMORPHIC TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF THE U.S.; USGS BULL. 725-D Deposit:: QUADE, JACK, 18 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS. Deposit:: STAGER, H. K., IN PREPARATION, NBMG BULLETIN ON TUNGSTEN IN NEVADA. Deposit:: NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3 Production:: STAGER, H. K., IN PREP.