The Juniper Prospect is a mine located in Kern county, California.
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Mine Info
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Juniper Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Juniper Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: California
County: Kern
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fault, Offsets Tactite About 80 Ft. To The Ne.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Epidote
Comments
Comment (Location): NW 1/4, NO UTM, QUAD UNSURVEYED
Comment (Workings): DRIFT ADIT N 70 W FOR A FEW TENS OF FEET; 10 FT. DEEP SHAFT ABOUT 50 FT. NW FROM PORTAL OF DRIFT, AND THREE 10 FT. SHAFTS ON SEGMENT OF TACTITE OFFSET.
References
Reference (Deposit): TROXEL, B. W., AND MORTON, P. K., 1962, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CAL. DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY, COUNTY REPORT 1, P. 318
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