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Valpine

Past 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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10235461
MRDS ID M022172
MAS/MILS ID 0060030010
Record type Site
Current site name Valpine
Alternate or previous names Burnside
Related records 10103175

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -119.8899, 38.72521 (WGS84)
Elevation 2563
Location accuracy 10(meters)

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 010 N 019 E 09 SE California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Unknown
Epidote Unknown
Garnet Unknown
Powellite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Scheelite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -119.8899, 38.72521
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N40W
    Dip 70E
    Thickness 3M
    Length 200M
    Width 35M
    Depth to top 18M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONATE SILIC
    Strike And Dip N40W:70E
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 820823
  • Area 49HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 49
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1952

Mining district

District name Hope District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Merrill, Stewart
    Interest 100
    Home office Markleville, CA
    Year 1981

Production statistics

  • Year 1952
    Description 2,337 T Ore - 8 T Of Cons W/4599 Kg Wo3 4599 Kg/Yr Of Wo3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major WO3 Ore Tungsten Tungsten 4.59mt
  • Year 1953
    Description 109 T Ore @ 1% Wo3 919 Kg Cons @ 67% 616 Kg/Yr Of Wo3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major WO3 Ore Tungsten Tungsten 0.91mt 1wt-pct
  • Year 1954
    Description 325 T Ore - 3753 Kg Cons @ 71% Wo3 2665 Kg/Yr Of Wo3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major WO3 Ore Tungsten Tungsten 3.75mt 71wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 2.3HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Swell Factor .6
    Percent Waste Rock 91
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 1
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Percentage 50
    Secondary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Percentage 25
    Tertiary Material Cover M-HARD ROCKS
    Percentage 25
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 5
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 45
    Capacity 100
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 0
    Unit Production Cost 47.99
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLARK, WILLIAM B. MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALPINE

  • Deposit

    COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. CALIF. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOL., 1977,

  • Deposit

    COUNTY REPT. 8, P. 40.

  • Deposit

    ENGEL, A. L. AND E. S. SHEDD TREATMENT TESTS OF SCHEELITE

  • Deposit

    ORES FROM CALIFORNIA, NEVADA, AND UTAH. U.S. BUMINES

  • Deposit

    RI 5087, 1954, PP. 5-6.

  • Deposit

    JENKINS, OLAF P. TABULATION OF TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF CALIF-

  • Deposit

    ORNIA TO ACCOMPANY ECONOMIC MINERAL MAP NO. 4. CALIF.

  • Deposit

    JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., 1942, VOL. 38, NO'S. 3 & 4,

  • Deposit

    P. 311.

  • Deposit

    MAURER, R. B. AND ROBERT E. WALLACE THE MINERAL INDUSTRY IN

  • Deposit

    CALIFORNIA. U.S. BUMINES MINERALS YEARBOOK 1952, VOL. 3

  • Deposit

    1952, P. 177.

  • Deposit

    WALLACE, R. E. J. D. MCLENEGAN, AND E. J. MATSON. THE

  • Deposit

    MINERAL INDUSTRY OF CALIFORNIA. U.S. BUMINES MINERALS

  • Deposit

    YEARBOOK 1954, VOL. 3, 1954, P. 201.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ELECTRICAL POWER IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE SITE AND MUST BE GENERATED OR BROUGHT IN FROM MARKLEEVILLE, 8 KM TO THE NORTHEAST. ADDITIONAL LOW GRADE RESOURCES MAY EXIST; 200,000 T OR MORE AT .08% WO3 OR HIGHER.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 28-APR-1994 Lindsey, David S. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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