The Comeback Consolidatedbear Creek is a tungsten mine located in El Dorado county, California.
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Mine Info
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Comeback Consolidatedbear Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Comeback Consolidatedbear Creek
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: California
County: El Dorado
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Ajax Cons. Mines Co.
Home Office: C/O Bruce Thompson
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1930
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN THE SOURCE OF THE TOTAL RECORDED OUTPUT OF TUNGSTEN ORE IN THE COUNTY. SMALL AMOUNTS OF GOLD ARE PRESENT IN THE VEIN MATERIAL.
Comment (Production): CLAIMS FIRST LOCATED IN 1930. DURING 1931-32 BETWEEN $3,000 AND $4,000 WORTH OF SCHEELITE PRODUCED. PROPERTY WORKED AGAIN IN 1943 AND SOME SCHEELITE PRODUCED. PRESENT OWNER HAS PROSPECTED THE PROPERTY DURING PAST FEW YEARS.
Comment (Workings): AN 187-FT. ADIT; 50 FT. ABOVE AND BELOW THIS ADIT AN 80 FT AND A 240-FT. ADIT, RESPECTIVELY, HAVE BEEN DRIVEN
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, PP. 439, 577, PL. 10
Reference (Deposit): EC. MIN. MAP OF CALIF., NO. 4 - TUNGSTEN, 1942
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