Alpine Mine

The Alpine Mine is a tungsten mine located in Alpine 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

Name: Alpine Mine  

State:  California

County:  Alpine

Elevation:

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 38.72722, -119.96972

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Satelite image of the Alpine Mine

Alpine Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Alpine Mine


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten


Location

State: California
County: Alpine
District: Hope Valley


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Don Burgner


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SCHEELITE. A REAL GEOLOGY OF VICINITY OF MINE IS IN GSA BULL. V. 72, NO. 12, 1961, PL. 2. SURFACE AT MINE IS SKARN NEAR GRANODIORITE-METASEDIMENT CONTACT. THIS REPORT MAKES IT SEEM IMPROBABLE THAT THE MINE EXTENDS INTO SEC.2


References

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DOM BULL. 142, P.33

Reference (Deposit): USBM MIN YB V. 3, 1952, P.177


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