Nevada · White Pine County
Past Producer

Snake Creek Mine

White Pine County, Nevada, United States
TungstenLead
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Description

John D. Tilford

Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
TertiaryLead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR TO LENTICULAR
Ore controlFaults
Materials
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Pioche Shale;Pioche Shale
StructureFaults
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1913
Identification
Deposit ID10101414
MRDS IDD001266
Alternate namesBonita Mine, Tilford Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.89995, -114.16751
References
LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.HOSE, R.K., BLAKE, M.C. JR., AND SMITH, R.M., 1976, NBMG BULL 85, PT II, P. 77.LINCOLN, F.C., 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA: NEV. NEWSLETTER PUB. CO., RENO, NEVADA.USBM, 1983, MILS DATAUSBM, 1983, OFR MLA 56-83