Cal-Pine Mine Valpine

The Cal-Pine Mine Valpine is a 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: Cal-Pine Mine Valpine  

State:  California

County:  Alpine

Elevation:

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 38.72389, -119.88722

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Cal-Pine Mine Valpine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Cal-Pine Mine Valpine


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten


Location

State: California
County: Alpine
District: Hope Valley


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

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Production): ORE CONTAINS 190 SCHEELITE (USBM R.I. 5087). THIS MAY HAVE BEEN KNOWN AS VALPINE MINE IN 1952 FROM WHICH CARSON TUNGSTEN CO. SHIPPED 2576 TONS OF ORE. A DMEA (#3194) CONTRACT WAS INITIATED AT VALPINE MINE IN 1954

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SCHEELITE


References

Reference (Deposit): USBM MIN. YB V. 3, 1952 P. 177; 1954 P.201

Reference (Deposit): USBM R.I. 5087, P5


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