Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeContact Metamorphic
Model42: W skarn
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENS
Geology
Host rockHornfels · Excelsior;Granitic Rocks
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Granite · Granitic Rocks
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1907
Identification
Deposit ID10045434
MRDS IDM233165
Alternate namesYankee
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.01741, -118.31957
References
ROSS, D. C., 1961, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 58JOHNSON & BENSON, 1963, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF NEVADA; USBMJOHNSON AND BENSON, 1963, P. 99