California · El Dorado County
Past Producer

Bear Creek

El Dorado County, California, United States
TungstenGold
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Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
SecondaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlFractures
Materials
Ore mineralsScheelite
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockSchist
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1931-1932, 1941-1943
Identification
Deposit ID10008588
MRDS IDD000898
Alternate namesComeback Consolidated
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.83323, -120.75102
References
CLARK, W.B. AND CARLSON, D.W., 1950; MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EL DORADO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 52 NO. 4; DIV. OF MINES, P. 439.LEMMON, D.M.; TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS IN THE US; VOL. I; UNPUBLISHED DATA, P. 171.LEMMON, D.M. AND TWETO, O.L., 1962; TUNGSTEN IN THE US; USGS MAP, MR-25.CLARK AND CARLSON, 1956