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Tungsten (commodity) from
Sweetwater Mine, Risue Canyon Mining District, Wellington Hills, Douglas County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Commodity:Tungsten (commodity)
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Tungsten (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sweetwater Mine, Risue Canyon Mining District, Wellington Hills, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1242382
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1242382:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Tungsten (commodity)
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘSections 27 and 34 Prospects, Risue Canyon Mining District, Wellington Hills, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘNE Section 33 Prospects, Risue Canyon Mining District, Wellington Hills, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘNorth Section 27 Prospects (NBMG Sample Site #4298), Silver Glance Mining District (Wellington Mining District), Wellington Hills, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘVera Jo Prospect (W.F. Lawyer Property; Brown and Crause Property), Silver Glance Mining District (Wellington Mining District), Wellington Hills, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘRisue Canyon (Topaz Lake), Risue Canyon Mining District, Wellington Hills, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘColeville Area Sweetwater Mining Company, Risue Canyon Mining District, Wellington Hills, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
2.2km (1.3 miles) ⓘNW Section 33 Prospects, Risue Canyon Mining District, Wellington Hills, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘPiri #3 Claim (NBMG Sample Site #4300), Silver Glance Mining District (Wellington Mining District), Wellington Hills, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘN Section 31 Prospect, Wellington Mining District, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘBoulder Hill claims South, Silver Glance Mining District (Wellington Mining District), Wellington Hills, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
 
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