California · Kern County
Past Producer

Butte Mine

Kern County, California, United States
Tungsten
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Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsScheelite
GangueClinozoisite, Diopside, Epidote, Garnet, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMarble
Associated rockHornblendite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1952 - 1956
Identification
Deposit ID10035262
MRDS IDM022549
Alternate namesHillside
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.74637, -118.56592
References
TROXEL, B. W., AND MORTON, P. K., 1962, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CAL. DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY, COUNTY REPORT 1, P. 298, 313TROXEL AND MORTON, 1962