Valpine Mine

The Valpine Mine is a gold and tungsten mine located in Alpine county, California.

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

Name: Valpine Mine  

State:  California

County:  Alpine

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Tungsten

Lat, Long: 38.71667, -119.88333

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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

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Ownership

Not available


Production

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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

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Alterations

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Rocks

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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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