The Iron Capping is a mine located in Tulare county, California at an elevation of 7,100 feet.
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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: 7,100 Feet (2,164 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 36.18972, -118.62361
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Iron Capping MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Iron Capping
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
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
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Ownership
Not available
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): GOSSAN 200 BY 500 FT. DISCLOSED A COMPLEX SULFIDE BODY.
Comment (Workings): 4 - 6 FT. PITS
References
Reference (Deposit): ERIC, J.H., 1948 ; COPPER IN CALIFORNIA BULL. 144 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 352
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J.G., 1958 ; MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF TULARE COUNTY, CA.; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 54 , NO. 3 , DIV. OF MINES, P. 422
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