Mine detail: Yankee Girl Mine

Previously called 'Yankee'

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Location

Lat / long:

39.01741, -118.31957

Resource(M)

Primary:	Tungsten
Ore:	Scheelite
Orebody form:	LENS
Discovery year:	1907

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Contact Metamorphic
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Excelsior;Granitic Rocks
Host type:	Hornfels
Associated rock:	Granitic Rocks
Associated type:	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Granite

References

MRDS	M233165
DEP	10045434
Reference	{Deposit:: ROSS, D. C., 1961, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 58}{Deposit:: JOHNSON & BENSON, 1963, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF NEVADA; USBM}{Production:: JOHNSON AND BENSON, 1963, P. 99}
Reporter	Royse, Sue E.