Mine detail: Scheelite Chief

Previously called 'Tungsten MetalsSivler BellThe Chief'

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Location

Lat / long: 38.79465, -114.35414

Resource(M)

Tertiary: Tungsten
Other material: Calcite, Galena, Quartz, Scheelite, Tetrahedrite
Discovery year: 1915

Production

Operation type: Surface-Underground
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

References

MRDSM031307
MAS320330067
DEP10223428
Reference{Deposit:: USBM REPT INV 4648, 1950, PP.3,4,6-10, FIG.2,6-8.}{Deposit:: NEV BUR MIN BULL, 85, 1976, P.76, PL.2.}{Deposit:: USGS PROF PAPER 318, 1959, P.85, FIG.4.}{Deposit:: GSA MEMOIR 15, 1946, PP.194-198.}{Deposit:: NV. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 105, 1988, P. 229.}{Deposit:: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 30-85, 1985, P.}{Deposit:: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1343-B, 1983.}
ReporterRidenour, James