Nevada · Lincoln County
Past Producer

Emerson Mine

Lincoln County, Nevada, United States
Tungsten
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Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Other materialsBismuth, Fluorite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Muscovite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Scapolite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Tremolite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1937
Discovery year1916
Identification
Deposit ID10149742
MRDS IDM030087
Alternate namesTempiute, Wah Chang Tungsten Mine, Tem Piute, Lincoln, North Tempiute, South Thumb
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates37.64276, -115.63087
References
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