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Kings River Tungsten Mine

Past Producer in Fresno county in California, United States with commodity Tungsten
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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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10008669
MRDS ID D001001
Record type Site
Current site name Kings River Tungsten Mine
Alternate or previous names Houghton Brothers Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.13428, 36.91662 (WGS84)
Elevation 838
Relative position SW SLOPE OF PATTERSON MTN., 2 MILES FROM MOUTH OF DINKEY CRK.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fresno(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sacate Ridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fresno(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fresno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper King(hydrologic unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic accounting unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Sierra 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 Fresno

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 012S 026E 03 California

Comments on the location information

  • E 1/2 UTM EST

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Scheelite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.13428, 36.91662
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 40 W
    Dip 50 E

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: TACTITE AND MARBLE EXPOSED FOR 150 BY 60 FT. IN GRANODIORITE, CUT BY GRANODIORITE-PEGMATITE DIKE 10-15 FT. THICK WHICH DIPS 30-40 DEG. INTO HILL. MARBLE IN GRANODIORITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • A FEW HUNDRED UNITS OF WO3

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUT, 50 FT. ADIT AND A 20 FT. ADIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KRAUSKOPF, K.B., 1953; TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF MADERA, FRESNO AND TULARE COUNTIES; SPEC. REPT. 35; DIV. OF MINES, PROD., P. 77.

  • Deposit

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ-RICH TACTITE BELOW DIKE CONTAINS 1-2% WO3, SMALL AMOUNT OF TACTITE ABOVE DIKE HAS .5-1% WO3

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

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