Mine detail: Phelps Hilton Creek Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

37.51661, -118.76762

Resource(M)

Primary:	Tungsten
Tertiary:	Molybdenum
Ore:	Molybdenite, Scheelite
Gangue:	Calcite, Garnet, Hornblende, Pyroxene, Quartz
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR

Production

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

Geology

Host type:

Marble

References

MRDS	D000917
DEP	10101392
Reference	{Deposit:: RINEHART, C. D. AND ROSS, D. C., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MT. MORRISON QUAD., SIERRA NEVADA, CA; PROF. PAPER 385, P. 93-94.}{Deposit:: LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.}
Reporter	Elliott, James E., Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.), Mosier, Dan