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Major Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10103240
MRDS ID M022583
Record type Site
Current site name Major Mine
Alternate or previous names Sweet Marie, June Ione, Rand Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.57898, 35.74081 (WGS84)
Relative position 1/4 MILE SE OF CEDAR CREEK CAMPGROUNDS.

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 Poso(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 19 California

Comments on the location information

  • CENTER OF SEC., UTM EST.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Copper Tertiary
Molybdenum Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • POCKETS OF ORE NEAR SURFACE CONTAINED AS MUCH AS 30% WO3, THE GRADE IS LESS THAN 1% WO3 AT 50 FT. IN SHAFT.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Scheelite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Epidote Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Wollastonite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.57898, 35.74081
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Width 4.57M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: ROOF PENDANT AVERAGES 2,000 FT. IN WIDTH, AND EXTENDS .3 MILES TO THE SE AND 1 MILE TO THE NW. IT IS COMPOSED OF SLATE, HORNFELS, QUARTZITE AND LIMESTONE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1916-1917 1953

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • COMPLETE FIGURES ARE NOT AVAILABLE, BUT SINCE 1953 THE MINE HAS YIELDED A FEW HUNDRED TONS OF ORE THAT AVG. .5-1% WO3

Comments on the workings information

  • SINGLE-COMPARTMENT SHAFT 50-75 FT. DEEP, FEW SHORT DRIFTS AND OPEN CUTS.

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. 304-305, 319

  • Production

    TROXEL AND MORTON, 1962

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LENTICULARS BODIES WHICH ALTERNATE AND ARE INTIMATELY MIXED WITH MIGMATITE.

Reporter information

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

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