Basin View Mine

The Basin View Mine is a tungsten mine located in Kern 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: Basin View Mine

State:  California

County:  Kern

Elevation:

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 35.45222, -118.47667

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Basin View Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Basin View Mine


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten


Location

State: California
County: Kern


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: 1% WO3


Materials

Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Workings): 15 FT. SHAFT, SHALLOW TRENCHES AS MUCH AS 150 FT. LONG

Comment (Production): SHIPPED LESS THAN 5 TONS OF CONCENTRATES.

Comment (Deposit): TACTITE ZONE 3-4 FT. WIDE


References

Reference (Deposit): TROXEL, B. W., AND MORTON, P. K., 1962, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CAL. DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY, COUNTY REPORT 1, P. 312

Reference (Production): TROXEL AND MORTON, 1962


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