The Brooke Molybdenite and Tungsten Mine is a tungsten and molybdenum mine located in San Bernardino county, California.
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Mine Info
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Brooke Molybdenite and Tungsten Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Brooke Molybdenite and Tungsten Mine
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Molybdenum
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: REPORTED .5% WO3
Materials
Ore: Wolframite
Ore: Molybdenite
Comments
Comment (Workings): CROSSCUT ADITS AND A SHAFT 250 FT. IN DEPTH
References
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B. AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1943, MINERAL RESOURCES, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY; CA. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 39, NO. 4, P. 501.
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.
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