Mine detail: Lucky Hit Deposit

Previously called 'BuckhornWhy Not'

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Location: Kern County, California, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.74359, -118.57898
dep_id: 10035286
mrds_id: M022584
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Tungsten
Trace mineral: Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Pyrite, Scheelite
gangue: Epidote, Garnet
ore_ctrl: Fractures In Shear Zone
Reporter: Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.)
hrock_type: Metasedimentary Rock
arock_type: Diorite
Structure: Two Prominent Fractures Exposed In Adit, One Strikes N 45 W And Is Vertical, The Other Strikes N 15 W, Dips 30 Ne.
prod_yrs: 1916 - 1920, 1954 - 1956
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. 303 - 304, 318
  • Production:: TROXEL AND MORTON, 1962
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