California · Kern County
Past Producer

High Peak Mine

Kern County, California, United States
TungstenCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlShear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pyrite, Scheelite
GangueEpidote, Garnet, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMetasedimentary Rock
Associated rockDiorite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1942, 1943, 1945, 1953 - 1957
Identification
Deposit ID10101390
MRDS IDD000884
Alternate namesHi-Peak Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.68331, -117.88423
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. 301 - 303, 317.LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.TROXEL AND MORTON, 1962