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Dorr Tungsten Mine

Occurrence in San Bernardino 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. 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 10035352
MRDS ID M022666
Record type Site
Current site name Dorr Tungsten Mine
Related records 10188967

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.32777, 35.25807 (WGS84)
Elevation 2073
Relative position 12 MILES EAST OF CIMA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ivanpah(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ivanpah(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Kingman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Southern Mojave(hydrologic unit)

Southern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern Mojave-Salton Sea(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Mojave National Preserve(National Preserve)

National Preserve NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Bernardino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 014N 015E 36 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result REPORTED .5 TO 1% WO3

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.32777, 35.25807
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NW
    Dip 55 SW
    Width 24.38M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT 140 FT. IN DEPTH WITH LEVELS AT 40 AND 140 FT. AT 150 FT. BELOW COLLAR, AN ADIT HAS BEEN DRIVEN WEST 100 FT. OPEN CUT SOUTH OF SHAFT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W. B. AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1943; MINERAL RESOURCES SAN BERNARDINO CO.; CA. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 39, NO. 4, P. 501 - 502

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF QUARTZ OF MAGMATIC SEGREGATION ORIGIN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1980 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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