Huntley Industrial Minerals Inc. (Tungsten City Milling Company), Tungsten Hills, West Bishop, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Huntley Industrial Minerals Inc. (Tungsten City Milling Company) | - not defined - |
| Tungsten Hills | Group of Hills |
| West Bishop | - not defined - |
| Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District) | Mining District |
| Inyo County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 20' 25'' North , 118° 30' 46'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| West Bishop | 2,607 (2011) | 5.6km |
| Mesa | 251 (2011) | 9.1km |
| Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek | 2,645 (2011) | 10.0km |
| Bishop | 3,806 (2017) | 10.7km |
| Round Valley | 435 (2011) | 11.0km |
Mindat Locality ID:
78942
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:78942:9
GUID (UUID V4):
80fe6c5d-7000-4432-b1c6-7dbae9003f77
A W mine located in sec. 13, T7S, R31E, MDM, 5.6 km (3.5 miles) WSW of West Bishop, along Birch Creek, in the Deep Creek area. Operated during the periods 1937-1939 & 1944-1945. MRDS database accuracy for this location is not stated. Huntley Industrial Minerals, Inc. is primarily responsible for reworking the tailings for garnet content.
Local rocks include Quaternary alluvium and marine deposits.
Production data are found in: Norman, L.A. & Richard M. Stewart (1951).
Concentrate produced an average 72% WO3. During the period 1944-1945, 200,000 tons of tailings were reworked, averaging 56% garnet and 0.4% WO3.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10035156 |
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