The Minnehaha is a tungsten and gold mine located in Kern 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
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Minnehaha MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Minnehaha
Secondary: Claude
Secondary: Mayflower
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Kern
District: Loraine
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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
Form: LENTICULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN IS PARALLEL TO BEDDING PLANES OF THE SCHIST HANGING WALL, VEIN PINCHES AND WIDENS FROM A STRINGER A FRACTION OF AN INCH WIDE TO LENTICULAR BODIES 4 FT. WIDE.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SCHIST IS ON THE HANGING, LIMESTONE FORMS THE FOOTWALL
Comment (Deposit): GOLD BEARING QUARTZ VEIN
Comment (Location): NE 1/4, UTM EST
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Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.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.
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