The Black Rock is a tungsten mine located in Mono county, California at an elevation of 6,801 feet.
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
Elevation: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 37.68306, -118.52694
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Black Rock MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Rock
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: California
County: Mono
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SCHEELITE-BEARING TACTITE OCCURS OVER AN EXTENSIVE AREA IN THE CREST AND GENTLY DIPPING WEST LIMB OF AN ANTICLINAL SEQUENCE OF CALCAREOUS ROCKS OVERLAIN BY SERICITE HORNFELS.THE ORES OF THIS MINE ALSO CARRY SOME MOLYBDENITE.
Comment (Production): DISCOVERED IN 1917 272,591 TONS TOTAL PRODUCTION FROM 1928-1954 AVER. GRADE OF APPROX. 0.5% WO3.
Comment (Workings): 5 OPEN PITS AND MORE THAN A MILE OF LEVEL WORKINGS, RAISES, WINZES, AND STOPES. EXPLORATION THROUGH FACILITY OF DMEA 1951-1954 DISCOVERED SUBSTANTIAL TONNAGE OF ORE.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. SP. REPT. 48, P. 8, 11-16 AND PL. 1
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. V. 36, NO. 2, P. 147-49
Reference (Deposit): INDEX OF DMEA REPORTS, DMA NO. 1377, P. 5; ADD. REF.: USGS B. 922-S, P. 587-591; CALIF. B. 176, P. 659-661; B. 725, P. 276-7; USBM I.C. 7945; CALIF. V. 37, NO. 2, P. 314-15; GQ-99
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