The Radcliffe Mine is a mine located in Kern county, California.
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Mine Info
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Radcliffe Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Radcliffe Mine
Secondary: Ratcliffe
Commodity
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: California
County: Kern
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Location): NE 1/4, UTM EST.
Comment (Deposit): PRINCIPAL ORE SHOOTS AT INTERSECTION OF FAULT ZONES AND DIKE.
Comment (Workings): VERTICAL SHAFT 150 FT. WITH FEW HUNDRED FEET OF DRIFTS ON LEVELS AT 65, 100 AND 150 FT.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: DIKE STRIKES N 50 W, DIPS 60 NE
Comment (Deposit): PRODUCTION UNDETERMINED-NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE
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. 322
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