Blue Dipper Group

The Blue Dipper Group is a tungsten mine located in Mariposa 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: Blue Dipper Group  

State:  California

County:  Mariposa

Elevation:

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 37.68791, -119.83193

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Blue Dipper Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Blue Dipper Group


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten


Location

State: California
County: Mariposa


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Incline Mining Co., Lee Cuneo, L. Barribotti Et Al


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Workings): IN 1954, AN UPPER TUNNEL WITH SEVERAL GALLERIES ABOUT 100 FT. LONG; SECOND TUNNEL ABOUT 65 FT. BELOW THE MAIN TUNNEL. THIS WAS ABOUT 50 FT. LONG IN 1954.

Comment (Deposit): SEVERAL CLAIMS ARE HELD. THE CHIEF MINERAL IN THE TACTITE IS QUARTZ WITH SUBORDINATE CALCITE, GARNET, EPIDOTE, PYRRHOTITE, SCHEELITE, TREMOLITE AND WOLLASTONITE. THE ORE AVERAGES ABOUT 0.75 PER CENT TUNGSTEN.

Comment (Production): SOME ORE PRODUCED AND MILLED DURING 1955 BEFORE THE NOVEMBER-DECEMBER FLOODS WASHED OUT THE ROAD TO THE MINE. OPERATIONS WERE SCHEDULED TO CONTINUE LATER IN THE SPRING OF 1956.


References

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 53, NOS. 1 & 2, JAN.-APRIL, 1957, PP. 196-7, 330


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