The Pawnee Mine is a tungsten mine located in Riverside county, California at an elevation of 3,999 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
Elevation: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 33.43833, -116.70917
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Pawnee Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pawnee Mine
Secondary: Carr
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: California
County: Riverside
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
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: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Los Angeles Ranges
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Epidote
Comments
Comment (Commodity): SCHEELITE OCCURS IN A GARNETIFEROUS GANGUE
Comment (Production): ORE MINED REPORTED 1 1/2% WO3 - NO PRODUCTION FIGURES AVAILABLE
Comment (Workings): VERTICAL SHAFT AND A TUNNEL 30 FT. BELOW SURFACE, OTHER LEVELS 90 FT. AND 140 FT., 100 FT. OF DRIFTING ON EACH LEVEL. ON SURFACE IS A GLORY HOLE 70 FT. BY 6 - 8 FT. IN WIDTH CONNECTED BY RAISES TO TUNNEL. STOPE ON 60 FT. LEVEL.
References
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B. AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1945; MINERAL RESOURCES RIVERSIDE COUNTY; CA. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 41, NO. 3, P. 156.
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B. AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1940; CURRENT MINING ACTIVITY IN S. CALIF.; CA. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 36, NO. 1, P. 48.
Reference (Production): TUCKER AND SAMPSON, 1940
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