Cyrus Canyon Mine

Occurrence in Kern county in California, United States with commodity Tungsten
Sections on this page
  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. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095270
MRDS ID M022536
Record type Site
Current site name Cyrus Canyon Mine
Alternate or previous names Big Raymond, Raymond, Syrus Canyon
Related records 10163365

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.40175, 35.71998 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 1/2 MILES SE OF KERNVILLE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kern(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lake Isabella North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Isabella Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bakersfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Kern(hydrologic unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic accounting unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CA)

Bureau of Land Management CA BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Kern

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 025S 033E 26 California

Comments on the location information

  • SE 1/4, UTM ACC.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Scheelite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.40175, 35.71998

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form SEPTUM-LIKE BODY
    Width 1.52M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: AREA IS UNDERLAIN BY GABBRO WHICH CONTAINS A SLIVER OF PRE-CRETACEOUS META-LIMESTONE AND QUARTZITE, SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET LONG.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 25.91M
    Overall depth 13.72M

Comments on the workings information

  • 45 FT. VERTICAL SHAFT WITH A 40 FT. DRIFT ON 30 FT. LEVEL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TROXEL, B. W., AND MORTON, P. K., 1962, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CAL. DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY, COUNTY REPORT 1, P. 314

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SCHEELITE OCCURS AS THIN COATINGS AND SCATTERED GRAINS IN METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1979 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative California resources

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