Mine detail: Lucky Hit Deposit

Previously called 'BuckhornWhy Not'

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Location

Lat / long: 35.74359, -118.57898

Resource(M)

Primary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Copper
Ore: Pyrite, Scheelite
Gangue: Epidote, Garnet

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Producer
Production years: 1916 - 1920, 1954 - 1956

Geology

Host type:Metasedimentary Rock
Associated 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.

References

MRDSM022584
DEP10035286
Reference{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}
ReporterFraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.)