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The Whitecap Tungsten Mine is "Located at the southeast corner of Winnemucca Lake" and at Section 21, T 24 N, R24 E. at 4600 ft on a small peak of the Truckee Range<ref>John W. Gourley, "[ftp://nas.library.unr.edu/keck/mining/SCANS/3400/34000002.pdf The Whitecap Tungsten Mine,]" 1962.</references>.  The mine is named for the quartz "blowout" located above the mine, which is visibile for miles.  
The Whitecap Tungsten Mine is "located at the southeast corner of [[Winnemucca Lake]]" at S21 T24N R24E. at 4600 ft on a small peak of the Truckee Range<ref>John W. Gourley, "[ftp://nas.library.unr.edu/keck/mining/SCANS/3400/34000002.pdf The Whitecap Tungsten Mine,]" 1962.</ref>.  The mine is named for the quartz "blowout" located above the mine, which is visible for miles.  


The mine was in operation in the 1950s.
The mine was in operation in the 1950s, when between 1 and 10 tons of 60% WO3 concentrates were shipped.


In 1962, the mine was owned by Fred Crosby of [[Sutcliffe]].
In 1962, the mine was owned by Fred Crosby of [[Sutcliffe]].

Revision as of 18:16, 16 February 2015

The Whitecap Tungsten Mine is "located at the southeast corner of Winnemucca Lake" at S21 T24N R24E. at 4600 ft on a small peak of the Truckee Range[1]. The mine is named for the quartz "blowout" located above the mine, which is visible for miles.

The mine was in operation in the 1950s, when between 1 and 10 tons of 60% WO3 concentrates were shipped.

In 1962, the mine was owned by Fred Crosby of Sutcliffe.

In 2014, APN 079-320-15 is owned by Eugene Gabrych, a large land owner.

References

  1. John W. Gourley, "The Whitecap Tungsten Mine," 1962.

External Resources

  • Mindat "White Caps"
  • 39.941466, -119.285697
  • References from Gourley:
  • "East, J.H. Jr, and Trengove, R.R., Investigation of the Nightingale Tungsten Deposit Pershing County, Nevada. U.S.B.M., R.I. 4678, 1950."
  • "Hess, F.L., and Larsen, E.S., Contact-metamorphic tungsten deposits of the United States: U.S. Geol. Survey Bull. 725-D, 1921."
  • "Smith, W.C., and Guild, P.W., Tungsten deposits of the Nightingale District Pershing County, Nevada: U.S. Geol. Survey, Bull. 936-B, 1942."