Mine detail: Naja Mine

Previously called 'Hobby Naja Scheelite'

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Location: Kern County, California, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.43331, -118.38425
dep_id: 10008627
mrds_id: D000946
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Tungsten
Trace mineral: Molybdenum
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Molybdenite, Pyrite, Scheelite
gangue: Diopside, Epidote, Garnet, Quartz
work_type: Underground
Reporter: Elliott, James E., Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.), Mosier, Dan
hrock_type: Schist
prod_yrs: 1942, 1950
References:
  • Deposit:: TROXEL, B. W., AND MORTON, P. K., 1962, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CAL. DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY, COUNTY REPORT 1, P. 321.
  • Deposit:: LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.
  • Deposit:: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, COUNTY REPT. 1, 1962.
  • Production:: TROXEL AND MORTON, 1962
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