California · Inyo County
Past Producer

Little Sister

Inyo County, California, United States
TungstenZinc
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Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
SecondaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
Materials
Ore mineralsScheelite, Sphalerite
Geology
Associated rockDiorite
Structure3 High Angle Faults
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1916-1942
First production1916
Discovery year1916
Identification
Deposit ID10008716
MRDS IDD001061
Alternate namesTungsten Mines Company
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.34994, -118.53427
References
LEMMON, D.M. TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS IN THE U.S., VOL. I; UNPUBLISHED DATA, P. 253-255.LEMMON, D.M. AND TWETO, O.L., 1962: TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S.; U.S.G.S. MAP, MR-25.