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Kern-Sierra Group

Past Producer in Tulare county in California, United States with commodities Tungsten, Molybdenum, Copper
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10101404
MRDS ID D001036
Record type Site
Current site name Kern-Sierra Group
Alternate or previous names Jupiter, Whynot
Related records 10117620

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.13424, 35.89998 (WGS84)
Elevation 1981
Relative position REACHED VIA NINE MILE CANYON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tulare(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rockhouse Basin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Isabella Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bakersfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Kern(hydrologic unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic accounting unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CA)

Bureau of Land Management CA BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Tulare

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 23S 36E 29,30,31 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Molybdenum Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Scheelite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.13424, 35.89998
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Production statistics

  • Year 1943
    Period 1942-1943
    Material WO3
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^0.6 To 1.5 %
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    WO3 Tungsten Tungsten 1wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • FROM 600 TONS TREATED IN 50 TON GRAVITY CONCENTRATOR ON PROPERTY

Comments on the workings information

  • SIERRA CLAIM, ADIT 130 FT. LONG AT DEPTH OF 47 FT. BELOW SOUTH EXPOSURE. JUPITER CLAIM, TWO CUTS AND A 100 FT. ADIT. WHYNOT CLAIM, SHALLOW CUT 15 FT. SQUARE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOODWIN, J.G., 1958; MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, TULARE COUNTY; CA. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 54, NO. 3, P. 448

  • Deposit

    KRAUSKOPF, K.B., 1953; TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF MADERA, FRESNO, TULARE COUNTIES; DIV. OF MINES, SPEC. REPT. 35, P. 82

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SIERRA CLAIM, TWO TACTITE BODIES 25 FT. LONG AND 300 FT. APART. JUPITER CLAIM, TACTITE WITH SCHEELITE-RICH LENSES UP TO A FOOT LONG. WHYNOT CLAIM, 8 FT. THICK TACTITE LAYER.
Deposit JUPITER CLAIM WAS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY IN 1942-1943-NO IDEA IF ANY PRODUCTION CAME FROM THOSE WORKINGS. NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1980 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey PARSED HOST ROCK AND ASSOCIATED ROCK INFORMATION FROM OLD SINGLE VALUED FIELD TO NEW MULTIVALUED FIELD
Editor 09-JUN-1995 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey

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