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Alpine Mine

Past Producer in Alpine county in California, United States with commodities Tungsten, Iron, Molybdenum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10008549
MRDS ID D000849
Record type Site
Current site name Alpine Mine
Related records 10235345

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.96767, 38.73323 (WGS84)
Elevation 2621
Relative position 1 MILE WEST OF STATE HIGHWAY 88

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alpine(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Carson Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Smith Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Walker Lake(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Carson(hydrologic unit)

Carson(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Alpine

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 010N 018E 11 California

Comments on the location information

  • NW 1/4, UTM ACC.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Iron Tertiary
Molybdenum Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Scheelite Ore

Analytical data

Result 1%-.6% WO3

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Hornfels

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Width 12.19M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: CONTACT ZONE BETWEEN GRANITIC ROCKS ON WEST AND A ROOF PENDENT OF SCHIST AND HORNFELS ON THE EAST.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1943

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Production statistics

  • Year 1943
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Wo3 Tungsten Tungsten 2wt-pct
  • Year 1943
    Period 1943
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Wo3 Tungsten Tungsten 2wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • 306 TONS OF ORE MINED

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO WEST TRENDING CROSSCUT ADITS SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET LONG AND 100 FT. APART VERTICALLY, 1000 FT. OF DRIFTS WERE RAN

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLARK, W.B., 1977, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALPINE COUNTY, CA.; COUNTY REPT. 8; CALF. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, P. 39-40.

  • Deposit

    LEMMON, D.M.,; TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF THE US, VOL. I, UNPUBLISHED DATA, P. 166-168.

  • Deposit

    LEMMON, D.M. AND TWETO, O.L., 1962; TUNGSTEN IN THE US; USGS MAP MR-25.

  • Production

    LEMMON, D.M.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO SMALL BODIES, SOUTH BODY IS 80 FT. LONG AND 5 FT. WIDE, SECOND SHOOT IS 70 FT. LONG AND 5 FT. WIDE. SCHEELITE GRAINS LIE IN VEIN-LIKE STREAKS, SOME PLACES ALONG JOINT PLANES, MORE COMMONLY IN GRANITE THAT APPEARS SOLID AND UNALTERED
Deposit 2 SMALL ORE BODIES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1974 Elliott, James E. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAR-1979 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey PARSED HOST ROCK AND ASSOCIATED ROCK INFORMATION FROM OLD SINGLE VALUED FIELD TO NEW MULTIVALUED FIELD
Editor 09-JUN-1995 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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