The Adamson is a tungsten mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 12,149 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 12,149 Feet (3,703 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 37.38333, -118.71667
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Adamson MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Adamson
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
District: Bishop
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1944
Time Period: - 1944
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): TWO ORE BODIES, NORTHWEST ORE BODY AND THE RIDGE OREBODY. NW OREBODY IS A HORSESHOE-SHAPED TACTITE ZONE, RIDGE OREBODY IS A TACTITE BED.
Comment (Production): FROM 38,609 TONS ORE
Comment (Workings): 1300 FT. MAIN ADIT, 1600 FT. OF LEVEL WORKINGS, SOME OPEN CUTS
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: MINE IS ON THE PINE CREEK PENDANT
References
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M.; TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS IN THE US; VOL. I; UNPUBLISHED DATA, P. 224-227.
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M. AND TWETO, O.L., 1962; TUNGSTEN IN THE US; USGS MAP, MR-25.
Reference (Production): NORMAN, L.A. AND STEWART, R.M., 1951
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