The R & R Claims is a tungsten mine located in Mono county, California at an elevation of 6,801 feet.
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
Elevation: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 37.34806, -118.24472
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R & R Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: R & R Claims
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Mono
District: Bishop Tungsten
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
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Pyroxene
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Epidote
Comments
Comment (Production): SEVERAL THOUSAND TONS OF ORE MILLED AND TRUCKED TO PINE CREEK MILL, US VANDIUM CO. FOR TREATMENT. NO FIGURES AVAILABLE
Comment (Workings): OPEN CUT WITH USE OF POWER SHOVEL
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: MINE DEVELOPED LOCALLY ADJACENT TO STOCK OF PORPHYRITIC QTZ. MONZONITE IN GENTLY DIPPING LIMESTONE WITH INTERBEDDED SHALE OF THE SILVER PEAK FORMATION.
Comment (Location): SE 1/4, UTM EST.
References
Reference (Deposit): BATEMAN, P. C., 1956, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BISHOP TUNGSTEN DISTRICT; SPECIAL REPT. 47, DIV. OF MINES, P. 80
Reference (Production): BATEMAN, P. C., 1956
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