Nevada · Nye County
Past Producer

El Capitan Mine

Nye County, Nevada, United States
Tungsten
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Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlAlong The Contact Between Limestone And Granodiorite.
Materials
Ore mineralsScheelite
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Limestone
AlterationThe Contact Is Sericitize., Marmorized Limestone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10098592
MRDS IDM231641
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates38.95381, -117.89401
References
KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN, IN PRESS