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Black Mtn. King Mine

Past Producer in Kern county in California, United States with commodities Tungsten, Gold
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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. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Production statistics
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10103234
MRDS ID M022552
Record type Site
Current site name Black Mtn. King Mine
Related records 10163743

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.53231, 35.72887 (WGS84)
Relative position 1 1/2 MILES SE OF GREENHORN SUMMIT, 1 1/4 MILES EAST OF EVANS RD., NEAR POWERLINE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kern(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Alta Sierra(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

Sequoia 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 Kern

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 025S 032E 27 California

Comments on the location information

  • NW 1/4, UTM EST.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Scheelite Ore
Epidote Gangue
Garnet Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.53231, 35.72887
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NORTH
    Dip STEEP, EAST
    Width 7.62M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: PROMINENT SHEAR PLANES IN THE ISABELLA GRANODIORITE STRIKE N 50 W AND DIP STEEPLY TO THE NE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years - 1944

Mining district

District name Greenhorn Tungsten

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Production statistics

  • Year 1944
    Period - 1944
    Material ORE APP
    Description Cp_Grade: ^5 - 6% Wo3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major WO3 Ore Tungsten Tungsten 6wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • AN ASSAY OF 2.49% WO3 AND 35 CENTS PER TON IN AU AT THE FACE OF THE GLORY HOLE WAS REPORTED BY OWNER.

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUT "GLORY HOLE" ABOUT 30 FT. LONG, 10 FT. WIDE AND A MAX. OF ABOUT 25 FT. DEEP. 20 FT. ADIT DRIVEN N 20 E, ABOUT 125 FT. SE OF GLORY HOLE A 50 FT. ADIT WAS DRIVEN NORTH EASTERLY.

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. 296, 313

  • Production

    TROXEL AND MORTON, 1962

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ZONE 5 - 25 FT. WIDE, BORDERED BY ZONE OF SHEARED, CLAY-LIKE GOUGE 35 FT. WIDE WERE EXPOSED.

Reporter information

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

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