The Cyrus Canyon Mine is a mine located in Kern county, California.
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Mine Info
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Cyrus Canyon Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cyrus Canyon Mine
Secondary: Big Raymond
Secondary: Raymond
Secondary: Syrus Canyon
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: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: SEPTUM-LIKE BODY
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: AREA IS UNDERLAIN BY GABBRO WHICH CONTAINS A SLIVER OF PRE-CRETACEOUS META-LIMESTONE AND QUARTZITE, SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET LONG.
Comment (Location): SE 1/4, UTM ACC.
Comment (Deposit): SCHEELITE OCCURS AS THIN COATINGS AND SCATTERED GRAINS IN METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS.
Comment (Workings): 45 FT. VERTICAL SHAFT WITH A 40 FT. DRIFT ON 30 FT. LEVEL.
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. 314
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