The Bill Waley Indian Allotment is a tungsten mine located in Tulare county, California at an elevation of 2,001 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: 2,001 Feet (610 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 36.64972, -119.11889
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Bill Waley Indian Allotment MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bill Waley Indian Allotment
Secondary: Jhb
Secondary: Tom Cat
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: California
County: Tulare
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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
Analytical Data: ORE AVG. 1% WO3
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Garnet
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ENTIRE EASTERN END OF PENDANT IS REPLACED BY TACTITE, NEARLY BARREN OF SCHEELITE. ANOTHER ZONE ALONG THE WESTERN EDGE OF PENDANT IS ALSO SPARSELY MINERALIZED.
Comment (Location): SW 1/4, UTM EST
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL OPEN CUTS AND SHALLOW SHAFTS
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: LIMESTONE PENDANT IS 800 FT. LONG AND 40 FT. WIDE IT TRENDS EAST AND DIPS STEEPLY NORTH.
References
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. G., 1958; MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, TULARE COUNTY; CA. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 54, NO. 3, P. 349.
Reference (Deposit): KRAUSKOPF, K.B., 1953; TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF MADERA, FRESNO, TULARE COUNTIES; DIV. OF MINES, SPEC. REPT., 35, P. 80.
Reference (Production): KRAUSKOPFI
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