The Cal-Pine 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
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Cal-Pine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cal-Pine
Secondary: Valpine
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: California
County: Alpine
District: Hope Valley
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: C. C. Munck Al Tahoe
Years: 1971 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Contact Metasomatic
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM. ACC.
Comment (Production): FIRST PROSPECTED FOR GOLD MANY YEARS AGO.
Comment (Workings): OPEN CUTS, UP TO 50 FT LONG, ADIT
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT W/1 MINERALIZATION BELT EXTENDING SE TO BURNSIDE MINE. DISSEMINATED, FINE-GRAINED SCHEELITE W VARYING AMOUNTS OF PYRITE AND HEMATITE OCCURS IN IRON-STAINED GARNET-TACTITE. TACTITE IN CONTACT METAMORPHIC ZONE W GRANODIORITE TO W, SCHIST AND QUARTZITE TO E. ALSO SEVERAL NARROW NW QTZ VEINS W PYRITE.
Comment (Deposit): INCORRECTLY INTERCHANGED W BURNSIDE MINE ON USGS IS MIN MARKLEEVILLE SHEET, 1956 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W. B., 1977 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALPINE COUNTY, CALIF.: CDMG COUNTY REPT NO. 8 , P
Reference (Production): CLARK, 1977
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