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Adamson Mine

Plant in Inyo county in California, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Silver, 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. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10285137
MRDS ID D000851
MAS/MILS ID 0060270699
Record type Site
Current site name Adamson Mine
Alternate or previous names Wheeler Ridge Tungsten Mine, Adamson Tungsten Deposit, Adamson Claims, Blue Jay Claim, Panaminas, Inc.
Related records 10008550

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -118.70425, 37.36164 (WGS84)
Elevation 2350
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Inyo(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Tom(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bishop(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mariposa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Crowley Lake(hydrologic unit)

Mono-Owens Lakes(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Inyo 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 Inyo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 006 S 030 E 30 E2 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Secondary
Gold Tertiary
Molybdenum Secondary
Silver Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Unknown
Chalcocite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Covellite Unknown
Molybdenite Unknown
Powellite Unknown
Scheelite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -118.70425, 37.36164
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N05W
    Dip 72E
    Thickness 30M
    Length 100M
    Width 800M
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Secondary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONATE SILIC
    Strike And Dip N05W:72E
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 830316

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1939
Mining method Caving Methods - Sublevel Caving
Year of first production 1942
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Milling method Flotation

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Paniminas Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office California
    Year 1981
  • Type Operator
    Owner Union Carbide Mining And Metals Division-Pine Creek Op.
    Interest 100
    Home office California
    Year 1981

Production statistics

  • Year 1943
    Period 1942-1943
    Description Tungsten Ore Mined 1942-1943 41000 Metric Tons Mined
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Tungsten Tungsten 41000mt
  • Year 1957
    Period 1954-1957
    Description Tungsten Ore Mined 1954-1957 68400 Metric Tons Mined
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Tungsten Tungsten 68400mt
  • Year 1959
    Period 1959-
    Description Tungsten Ore Mined After 1959-0060270699 Included With Pine Creek

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 1480M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method SUBLEVEL CAVING 10-75
    Percent Recovery 100
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK FISSURED WITH MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics MULTIPLE SYSTEMS OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. UNSUPPORTING NO FLOW
    Mine Support Chars. OTHER
    Length of Inclines (m) 1000
    Slope of Inclines 20
    Number of Inclines 1
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 30
    Number of Adits 16
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 200
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 43.34
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 260
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 34, 1938, P. 462.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 37, 1941, P. 292.

  • Deposit

    U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 931-E, 1941, P. 91-92.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 38, 1942, NO. 24, P. 317.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-OCT-1996 Wetzel, Nicholas U.S. Bureau of Mines

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