The Searles Lake is a bromine, lithium, and tungsten mine located in San Bernardino county, California.
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:
Commodity: Bromine, Lithium, Tungsten
Lat, Long: 35.75, -117.33333
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Searles Lake MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Searles Lake
Commodity
Primary: Bromine
Primary: Lithium
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Evaporite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pleistocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Brine
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 50 PPM WO3 IN BRINE. LARGE VOLUME BUT NO ECONOMIC RECOVERY PROCESS HAS BEEN DEVELOPED. LARGEST DEPOSIT IN U.S.A.
References
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.
Reference (Deposit): CARPENTER AND GARRETT, 1959, AIME TRANS., VOL. 214. P. 301-303.
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