The Williams Prospect is a tungsten mine located in El Dorado county, California.
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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
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Williams Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Williams Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: California
County: El Dorado
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
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: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: PINCH AND SWELL
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Garnet
Comments
Comment (Workings): OPEN CUT 20 FT. LONG, 20 FT. WIDE AND 15 FT. HIGH
Comment (Production): 1956, SEVERAL TONS OF ORE WERE MINED FOR MILLING TEST. ANALYSES SHOW PART OF DEPOSIT TO CONTAIN 1-2% WO3
References
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W.B. AND CARLSON, D.W., 1956; MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, EL DORADO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 52, NO. 4; DIV. OF MINES, P. 440.
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M. AND TWETO, O.L., 1962; TUNGSTEN IN THE US; USGS MAP, MR-25.
Reference (Production): CLARK AND CARLSON, 1956
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