The Sheephead is a tungsten mine located in Inyo 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
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Sheephead MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sheephead
Secondary: Victory
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
Land Status
Land ownership: National Park
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
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 2-12 % WO3
Materials
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): NE 1/4; SEC. PROJECTED UTM EST.
Comment (Production): ONE TON OF HIGH GRADE ORE
Comment (Deposit): VEIN ALSO IN TACTITE ZONE WHICH IS 600 FT. LONG, AVG. WIDTH OF 6 FT. TOTAL MINERALIZED AREA EXTENDS 800-1000 FT. IN LENGTH AND 500-600 FT. IN WIDTH.
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL PROSPECT PITS
References
Reference (Deposit): NORMAN, L.A. AND STEWART, R.M., 1951; MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES INYO COUNTY; CA. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 47, NO. 1; DIV. OF MINES, P. 95.
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.
Reference (Production): NORMAN AND STEWART, 1951
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