The Metal Mountain Mine is a tungsten mine located in San Diego county, California.
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Mine Info
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Metal Mountain Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Metal Mountain Mine
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: California
County: San Diego
District: Metal Mountain
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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
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: Lower California
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Ferberite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Tremolite
Comments
Comment (Workings): MAIN WORKINGS, 50 FT. SHAFT AND A 130 FT. DRIFT ADIT. ADIT TRENDS S25W ALONG VEIN, IT INTERSECTS BOTTOM OF SHAFT. COLLAR OF SHAFT IS ON NE END OF 100 FT. TRENCH. 1800 FT. NE OF THESE WORKINGS ARE TWO OPEN CUTS 100 AND 150 FT. LONG. INBETWEEN THESE TWO WORKINGS ARE TWO SHAFTS 25 AND 60 FT. DEEP.
Comment (Location): S 1/2 SEC 9, NW 1/4 SEC 16, UTM EST
Comment (Commodity): SCHEELITE NEAR SURFACE IS ALTERED TO TUNGSTITE.
Comment (Production): FIRST PROSPECTED IN 1890'S FOR LEAD AND SILVER
Comment (Deposit): ONE VEIN LIES IN THE NE 1/4 NW 1/4 SEC 16, SECOND VEIN LIES IN NE CORNER SEC. 9
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SCHIST IS EXPOSED AS A N-NE TRENDING BELT SURROUNDED BY INTRUSIVE ROCKS, WHICH IS TWO MILES WIDE IN THE SOUTHERN PART AND PINCHES NORTHWARD.
References
Reference (Deposit): WEBER, H.F., 1963; GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES SAN DIEGO, CA.; COUNTY REPT. 3; CA. DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY, P. 272-273
Reference (Production): WEBER, H.F.
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