Major Mine

The Major Mine is a tungsten mine located in Kern 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

Name: Major Mine  

State:  California

County:  Kern

Elevation:

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 35.74083, -118.57806

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Major Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Major Mine
Secondary: Sweet Marie
Secondary: June Ione
Secondary: Rand Group


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Molybdenum


Location

State: California
County: Kern


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

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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

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENTICULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Wollastonite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Epidote


Comments

Comment (Deposit): LENTICULARS BODIES WHICH ALTERNATE AND ARE INTIMATELY MIXED WITH MIGMATITE.

Comment (Commodity): POCKETS OF ORE NEAR SURFACE CONTAINED AS MUCH AS 30% WO3, THE GRADE IS LESS THAN 1% WO3 AT 50 FT. IN SHAFT.

Comment (Production): COMPLETE FIGURES ARE NOT AVAILABLE, BUT SINCE 1953 THE MINE HAS YIELDED A FEW HUNDRED TONS OF ORE THAT AVG. .5-1% WO3

Comment (Location): CENTER OF SEC., UTM EST.

Comment (Workings): SINGLE-COMPARTMENT SHAFT 50-75 FT. DEEP, FEW SHORT DRIFTS AND OPEN CUTS.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ROOF PENDANT AVERAGES 2,000 FT. IN WIDTH, AND EXTENDS .3 MILES TO THE SE AND 1 MILE TO THE NW. IT IS COMPOSED OF SLATE, HORNFELS, QUARTZITE AND LIMESTONE.


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. 304-305, 319

Reference (Production): TROXEL AND MORTON, 1962


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