Commodities
PrimaryTungsten, Gemstone
TertiaryCopper, Silver, Gold
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR TO IRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsPowellite, Scheelite
GangueCalcite, Epidote, Idocrase, Pyroxene, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Nine Mile (Pogonip Group)
Associated rockDiorite · Climax Stock
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1905
Identification
Deposit ID10046757
MRDS IDM241962
Alternate namesClimax Group, Climax Guard Group, Tamney Tungsten Property, Climax Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.23579, -116.05309
References
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