The Valpine Mine is a gold and tungsten mine located in Alpine county, California.
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Mine Info
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Valpine Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Valpine Mine
Secondary: Burnside Lake Calpine
Secondary: Longshot
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: California
County: Alpine
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
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: .66% - .74% WO3
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Hematite
Gangue: Garnet
Comments
Comment (Location): SE 1/2 OF 9, UTM ACC
Comment (Production): ORE SHIPPED IN 1953 REPORTED TO HAVE AVG. .9% WO3
Comment (Deposit): VEIN LIKE BODY IN ZONE 5-25 FT. WIDE EXPOSED INTERMITTENTLY FOR 1,100 FT. IN LENGTH
Comment (Workings): THREE OPEN PITS ALONG CONTACT ZONE, PITS ARE 20-30 FT. DEEP, 100 FT. LONG. SHORT ADIT EXTENDS SOUTHWARD UNDER NORTH PIT, BEST EXPOSURE IS AT SOUTH PIT
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: QUARTZITE HAS AN OUTCROP WIDTH OF 350 FT. BEDS MAKE ANGLE OF 20 DEG. WITH GRANITE CONTACT WHICH APPEARS TO DIP STEEPLY EAST BENEATH THE QUARTZITE.
Comment (Deposit): 2 SHOOTS: 0.68% FOR 160 FT., 0.74% FOR 200 FT
References
Reference (Production): CLARK, W.B., 1977
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W.B., 1977; MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALPINE COUNTY, CA.; COUNTY REPT. 8; CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY, P. 40.
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M.; TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF THE US, VOL. I; UNPUBLISHED DATA, P. 168-169.
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M. AND TWETO, O.L., 1962; TUNGSTEN IN THE; USGS MAP MR-25.
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