Jackpot and Adrain Alexander

The Jackpot and Adrain Alexander is a tungsten mine located in Fresno county, California at an elevation of 2,500 feet.

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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: Jackpot and Adrain Alexander  

State:  California

County:  Fresno

Elevation: 2,500 Feet (762 Meters)

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 36.98333, -119.35000

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Jackpot and Adrain Alexander MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Jackpot and Adrain Alexander


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten


Location

State: California
County: Fresno


Land Status

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Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available


Production

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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

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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

Ore: Scheelite


Comments

Comment (Location): SE 1/4 SEC. 9, UTM EST.

Comment (Deposit): TACTITE 200 FT. BY 70 FT.

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SMALL PITS AND 2 SHORT ADITS

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: MICA SCHIST EXPOSED IN WORKINGS NOT AT SURFACE

Comment (Workings): (1) THIS DESCRIPTION APPLIES TO VEINS AND NOT TO PLACERS. (2) PRODUCTIVE BELT EXTENDS 2 MILES EW ALONG STRIKE OF VEINS. OCCURRENCE OF SCHEELITE RANGES 3 MILES NS.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): THESE ARE PLACER RESERVES AND MIGHT BE MORE PROPERLY CONSIDERED AS RESOURCES. HOWEVER THERE IS MUCH ALLUVIUM WITH 1-1.5 LB. SCHEELITE/CUBIC YARD

Comment (Development): ECON.COM: SHORTAGE OF WATER FOR WORKING PLACERS

Comment (Geology): ROSAMOND SERIES CONGLOMERATE AND SANDSTONE (MIOCENE) PRESENT. ATOLIA QUARTZ MONZONITE (JURASSIC) CONTAINS MONZONITE AND DIORITE. UPPER MIOCENE DIABASE DIKES ARE PRESENT.

Comment (Deposit): ABOUT 8% OF THE PRODUCTION HAS COME FROM PLACER MINING IN THE ALLUVIUM - THE "SPUD PATCH" IS MOST FAMOUS AREA. MANY ATTEMPTS - MOSTLY UNSUCCESSFUL - TO RECOVER THIS SCHEELITE PLUS MINOR GOLD IN PLACERS.


References

Reference (Deposit): KRAUSKOPF, K.B., 1953; TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF MADERA, FRESNO AND TULARE COUNTIES; SPEC. REPT. 35; DIV. OF MINES, PROD. P. 77.

Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M. AND TWETO, O.L., 1962; TUNGSTEN IN THE US; USGS MAP, MR-25.


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