Tungsten King Mine (King Tungsten), Miracle Hot Springs area, Clear Creek Mining District, Kern County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Tungsten King Mine (King Tungsten) | Mine |
| Miracle Hot Springs area | Area |
| Clear Creek Mining District | Mining District |
| Kern County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 33' 36'' North , 118° 31' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bodfish | 1,956 (2011) | 3.8km |
| Lake Isabella | 3,466 (2011) | 7.6km |
| Squirrel Mountain Valley | 547 (2011) | 11.9km |
| Mountain Mesa | 777 (2011) | 13.4km |
| Wofford Heights | 2,200 (2014) | 17.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tehachapi Valley Gem & Mineral Society | Tehachapi, California | 48km |
| Kern County Mineral Society | Bakersfield, California | 50km |
| San Joaquin Valley Lapidary Society | Bakersfield, California | 50km |
Mindat Locality ID:
80586
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:80586:0
GUID (UUID V4):
4d2e367f-7891-4e9a-98df-8ce951c1bd37
A former W occurrence/mine located in the SW¼ (estimated) sec. 23, T27S, R32E, MDM, 2.4 km (1.5 miles) SE of Miracle Hot Springs, 3.8 km (2.4 miles) SW of Bodfish and 4.7 km (2.9 miles) N of Havilah, on the S slope of Hooper Hill, on National Forest land. Operated during the period 1916-1918 & in the 1940's. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters.
NOTE: Both USGS MRDS database files reference MRDS file #10212296 as a related file; however, it pertains to a Tungsten Peak Mine in sec. 10, T26S, R38E, MDM.
Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in quartz diorite. The ore body strikes N45E and dips 65SE at a width of 1.83 meters. A large xenolith of argillaceous hornfels is adjacent to the SE vein, near the principle ore shoot. Two parallel veins, 25 feet apart, range in width from 3 to 6 feet, are exposed several hundred feet NE from the main adit. The scheelite is most abundant near the intersections of the veins with cross fractures that strike N10E and dip steeply SE. Local rocks include Mesozoic granitic rocks, unit 3 (Sierra Nevada, Death Valley area, Northern Mojave Desert and Transverse Ranges).
Workings include underground openings with a length of 86.87 meters and overall depth of 10.67 meters. The main adit is 150 feet to the NW, intersected by a 35 foot vertical shaft. One ore shoot is stoped in and around the shaft. A crosscut 25 feet from the portal drives SW to other veins. A 75 foot incline raise, now caved, was driven NE to the surface.
Production data are found in: Troxel, Bennie Wyatt & P.K. Morton (1962).
Production figures are not available. It was probably less than 100 tons of ore that was milled at 1 to 2% WO3.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10035266 |
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file #0060290629
