Mine detail: Homer Ranch

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

36.53329, -118.96761

Resource(M)

Primary:	Tungsten
Secondary:	Gold
Ore:	Gold, Scheelite
Gangue:	Epidote, Garnet, Quartz

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host type:	Marble
Associated type:	Diorite
Structure:	Faults: Fault On East Side Appears Pre-Mineral And Have A Curved Surface Convex Downward, Fault Zone At Least 15 Ft. Wide Appears To Cut Off The Tactite On The Nw, So It Maybe Entirely Post-Mineral.

References

MRDS	D001012
DEP	10008677
Reference	{Deposit:: GOODWIN, J.G., 1958; MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, TULARE COUNTY; CA. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 54, NO. 3, P. 355-357.}{Deposit:: KRAUSKOPF, K.B., 1953; TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF MADERA, FRESNO, TULARE COUNTIES; DIV. OF MINES, SPEC. REPT. 35, P. 81.}
Reporter	Elliott, James E., Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.), Mosier, Dan