The Waucoba is a tungsten mine located in Inyo 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: 36.96667, -117.93333
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Waucoba MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Waucoba
Secondary: Last Rose
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1940
Time Period: 1940
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
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 (Production): ORE RANGED FROM .5-3% WO3 1940 FIGURE WAS FROM 175 TONS OF ORE.
Comment (Workings): 160 FT. SHAFT INCLINED AT 54 DEG., WITH 3 LEVELS AND 760 FT. OF DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ALTERED SEDIMENTARY ROCKS NOW COMPOSED PRINCIPALLY OF TALC, ORIGINALLY PROBABLY ARGILLACEOUS DOLOMITE. TALC ZONE IS 260 FT. WIDE AT THE SURFACE AND IS INTERBEDDED WITH PHYLLITE TO THE WEST, THICK-BEDDED QUARTZITE TO THE EAST.
References
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS IN THE U.S., VOL. I; UNPUBLISHED DATA, P. 206-207.
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M. AND TWETO, O.L., 1962; TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S.; USGS MAP, MR-25
Reference (Production): LEMMON, D.M.
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