Redwood Canyon

The Redwood Canyon is a tungsten mine located in Tulare county, California at an elevation of 5,249 feet.

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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Site Name

Primary: Redwood Canyon
Secondary: Barton

Commodity

Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: California
County: Tulare

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

Year: 1944
Time Period: 1943-1944

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

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Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Powellite
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Garnet

Comments

Comment (Workings): 40 FT. SHAFT AND A FEW TRENCHES

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: GRANITE IS IN PART PEGMATITIC AND IS THOUGHT TO BE A DIFFERENTIATE OF THE MAIN MASS AND PROBABLY CLOSELY RELATED TO THE DEPOSITION OF SCHEELITE IN THE ADJACENT ROCKS.

Comment (Deposit): EXPOSED IN 40 FT. SHAFT AND A FEW TRENCHES

Comment (Production): ORE SHIPPED TO METALS RESERVE CO., ORE REPORTED TO BE REFRACTORY. PRODUCTION IS NOT CLEAR FROM THE REFERENCES.

Comment (Deposit): 12 FT. BELOW SURFACE THE ORE ZONE IS THOROUGHLY LEACHED AND VERY POROUS, LITTLE SCHEELITE IN THIS AREA. AT A POINT 12 FT. BELOW ORIGINAL SURFACE, HIGH-GRADE SCHEELITE ORE OCCURS.

Comment (Commodity): HIGH-GRADE ORE; ORES OF COPPER, SILVER AND GOLD HAVE BEEN FOUND.

References

Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J.G., 1958; MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, TULARE COUNTY; CA. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 54, NO. 3, P. 450.

Reference (Deposit): JENKINS, W.P., 1943; TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS NE OF VISALIA; CA. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 39, NO. 2, P. 179-182.

Reference (Production): GOODWIN, J.G.

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