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California · Kern County

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Unconfirmed Tungsten Mixed Underground / Surface

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Key facts

State
California
County
Kern
Development status
Past Producer
Mine type
Mixed underground / surface
Primary commodity
Tungsten
Verification
Unconfirmed

Mine Location

Approximate Area

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Documented underground workings

Mindat locality description

A former W occurrence/mine located in secv. 31, T28S, R33E, MDM, 8.2 km (5.1 miles) SSE of Havilah, on the lower S slope of Red Mountain, N of Walker Basin (6½ miles E of Breckenridge Mountain1/2 MILES EAST OF Breckenridge Mountain). MRDS database stat…

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Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.

  • Derived from MRDS oper_type (existing operation): Surface-Underground
  • MRDS oper_type documents existing underground operation (dev_stat=Past Producer): Surface-Underground · oper_type

Verification

Unconfirmed

Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.

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Why it's listed

Source records document both underground and surface mining.

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History & operations

Historical record

  • Development status: Past Producer

Commodities & minerals

Reported minerals

  • Calcite
  • Epidote
  • Garnet Group
  • Quartz
  • Scheelite

Access & recent conditions

Land
unknown

Community reports

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Sources & evidence

USGS Mineral Resources Data System

Type: Historical mine record

Supports:

  • mine identity
  • development status
  • commodities
  • underground eligibility evidence

Mindat

Type: Mineralogical locality database

Record: Mindat Locality: 79807

Supports:

  • locality identity
  • reported minerals (5)

A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.

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