Kern-Sierra Group

The Kern-Sierra Group is a tungsten, molybdenum, and copper mine located in Tulare county, California at an elevation of 6,499 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: Kern-Sierra Group  

State:  California

County:  Tulare

Elevation: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)

Commodity: Tungsten, Molybdenum, Copper

Lat, Long: 35.9, -118.13333

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Kern-Sierra Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Kern-Sierra Group
Secondary: Jupiter
Secondary: Whynot


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Copper


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

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1943
Time Period: 1942-1943
Material type: WO3
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.6 To 1.5 %


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past 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

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Chalcopyrite


Comments

Comment (Production): FROM 600 TONS TREATED IN 50 TON GRAVITY CONCENTRATOR ON PROPERTY

Comment (Deposit): SIERRA CLAIM, TWO TACTITE BODIES 25 FT. LONG AND 300 FT. APART. JUPITER CLAIM, TACTITE WITH SCHEELITE-RICH LENSES UP TO A FOOT LONG. WHYNOT CLAIM, 8 FT. THICK TACTITE LAYER.

Comment (Workings): SIERRA CLAIM, ADIT 130 FT. LONG AT DEPTH OF 47 FT. BELOW SOUTH EXPOSURE. JUPITER CLAIM, TWO CUTS AND A 100 FT. ADIT. WHYNOT CLAIM, SHALLOW CUT 15 FT. SQUARE

Comment (Deposit): JUPITER CLAIM WAS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY IN 1942-1943-NO IDEA IF ANY PRODUCTION CAME FROM THOSE WORKINGS. NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE


References

Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J.G., 1958; MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, TULARE COUNTY; CA. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 54, NO. 3, P. 448

Reference (Deposit): KRAUSKOPF, K.B., 1953; TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF MADERA, FRESNO, TULARE COUNTIES; DIV. OF MINES, SPEC. REPT. 35, P. 82


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