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Cal-Pine Mine Valpine

Producer in Alpine 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10028011
MRDS ID M004759
Record type Site
Current site name Cal-Pine Mine Valpine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.88822, 38.7238 (WGS84)
Relative position IN SE 1/4 OF SEC. 1400'N, 300'W FROM SE COR. ELEV. 8300'

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 10N 19E 09 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.88822, 38.7238
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: SCHEELITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Hope Valley

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • ORE CONTAINS 190 SCHEELITE (USBM R.I. 5087). THIS MAY HAVE BEEN KNOWN AS VALPINE MINE IN 1952 FROM WHICH CARSON TUNGSTEN CO. SHIPPED 2576 TONS OF ORE. A DMEA (#3194) CONTRACT WAS INITIATED AT VALPINE MINE IN 1954

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM MIN. YB V. 3, 1952 P. 177; 1954 P.201

  • Deposit

    USBM R.I. 5087, P5

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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