The Kaweah River is a tungsten mine located in Tulare county, California at an elevation of 2,999 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: 2,999 Feet (914 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 36.61667, -118.91667
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Kaweah River MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kaweah River
Secondary: Eshom Valley
Secondary: Hill Brothers Marks.
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: California
County: Tulare
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
Type: Underground
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
Form: LENTICULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.3 TO 0.4% WO3
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Production): SOME ORE SHIPPED - NO PRODUCTION VALUES AVAILABLE
Comment (Deposit): TACTITE IN QUARTZ - BIOTITE SCHIST
Comment (Location): NE 1/2 SEC 22, UTM ACC.
Comment (Deposit): 3 SMALL PARTIALLY ALTERED LAYERS OF MARBLE.
Comment (Workings): TWO SHORT ADITS
Comment (Geology): MARBLE LAYERS OF QUARTZ-BIOTITE SCHIST.
References
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J.G., 1958; MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, TULARE COUNTY; CA. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 54, NO. 3, P. 447-448.
Reference (Deposit): KRAUSKOPF, K.B., 1953; TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF MADERA, FRESNO, TULARE COUNTIES; DIV. OF MINES, SPEC. REPT. 35, P. 81.
Reference (Production): GOODWIN, J.G.
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