The Mojave Tungsten is a tungsten mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 5,499 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: 5,499 Feet (1,676 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 35.55, -115.56667
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Mojave Tungsten MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mojave Tungsten
Secondary: Green
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
District: Clark Mountain
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1916
Time Period: 1916
Year: 1916
Time Period: 1916
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: .5 TO 5% WO3
Materials
Ore: Wolframite
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEIN IS TRACEABLE ON SURFACE FOR 1,000 FT.
Comment (Workings): SHAFT 170 FT. DEEP SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OF DRIFTS
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ORE SHOOTS FORM INTERSECTION OF CROSS-FRACTURES WHICH STRIKE N 25 W.
References
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B. AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1943, MINERAL RESOURCES SAN BERNARDINO CO.; CA. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 39, NO. 4, P. 504 - 505.
Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, L. A. AND OTHERS, 1953, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CA.; CA. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 49, NOS. 1 & 2, P. 121.
Reference (Production): WRIGHT, L. A.
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