Nevada · White Pine County
Past Producer

Mount Wheeler Mine

White Pine County, Nevada, United States
TungstenBerylliumFluorine-Fluorite
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Commodities
PrimaryTungsten, Beryllium, Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Other materialsBeryl, Calcite, Fluorite, Galena, Phenacite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Sericite, Sphalerite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1870
Identification
Deposit ID10174485
MRDS IDD001197
Alternate namesPole Adit Mine, Mount Wheeler
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.90525, -114.34444
References
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