Fulgham Prospect

Past Producer in Fresno 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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10035143
MRDS ID M022314
Record type Site
Current site name Fulgham Prospect
Related records 10138971

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.16901, 36.74967 (WGS84)
Elevation 579
Relative position NEAR INTERSECTION BETWEEN WHITE DEER RD & CALIF. 180

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fresno(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tucker Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fresno(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fresno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic accounting unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Fresno

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 013S 026E 32 California

Comments on the location information

  • NW 1/4, UTM ACC

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ONLY TRACES OF SCHEELITE FOUND.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Scheelite Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.16901, 36.74967

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip VERTICAL
    Thickness 0.61M
    Length 6.1M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: ADJACENT OUTCROPS CHIEFLY SCHIST, NO TACTITE OBSERVED OUTSIDE OF CUTS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1942

Comments on the production information

  • FEW TONS SHIPPED TO LOS ANGELES

Comments on the workings information

  • SHALLOW OPEN CUT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KRAUSKOPF, K.B., 1953; TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF MADERA, FRESNO, TULARE COUNTIES; SPEC. REPT. 35; DIV. OF MINES, P. 76

  • Production

    KRAUSKOPF, K.B., 1953

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 VERTICAL TACTITE BEDS

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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