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California · Madera County

Strawberry Mine

Unconfirmed Tungsten Underground

Key facts

State
California
County
Madera
Development status
Past Producer
Mine type
Underground
Primary commodity
Tungsten
Verification
Unconfirmed

Also known as

  • Strawberry-Macdougald Tungsten, Strawberry Tungsten Mine, Strawberry Tungsten Deposits

Mine Location

Approximate Area

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Documented underground workings

Source classification: Underground operation documented

Specific physical workings are not yet documented in discrete records.

Historical mapped workings

USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.

  • 3 shaft symbols
  • 9 adit symbols
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Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.

  • USGS MRDS working type: Underground
  • MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Underground · work_type
  • MRDS oper_type documents existing underground operation (dev_stat=Past Producer): Underground · oper_type

Verification

Unconfirmed

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

Why it's listed

USGS source data documents underground workings for this record.

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History & operations

Historical record

  • Development status: Past Producer

Operators / organizations

  • J. E. Cobb And J. A. Mcdougald, North Fork, Ca. · Source-reported owner · 1981
  • Teledyne Tungsten Corp., Fresno, Ca., 93703 · Historical operator · 1981

Commodities & minerals

Reported minerals

  • Arsenopyrite
  • Calcite
  • Epidote
  • Garnet
  • Hornblende
  • Idocrase
  • Magnetite
  • Orthoclase
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  • Arsenopyrite
  • Calcite
  • Epidote
  • Garnet
  • Hornblende
  • Idocrase
  • Magnetite
  • Orthoclase
  • Plagioclase
  • Pyrite
  • Pyroxene
  • Quartz
  • Sphalerite
  • Wollastonite
  • Powellite
  • Scheelite
  • Molybdenite

Access & recent conditions

Land
unknown

Community reports

No community field reports yet.

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Sources & evidence

USGS Mineral Resources Data System

Type: Historical mine record

Supports:

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

USGS Historical Topographic Mine Features

Type: Historical mapped physical features

Dataset: DOI 10.5066/P9TAALR6

Supports:

  • mapped shaft symbols (3)
  • mapped adit symbols (9)

Historical mapped features may no longer exist.

Dataset information

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