California · Inyo County
Plant

Pine Creek Tungsten Mine & Mill

Inyo County, California, United States
TungstenCopperMolybdenumSilverGold
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Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
SecondaryCopper, Molybdenum
TertiarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Other materialsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Molybdenite, Powellite, Scheelite
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1925
Discovery year1916
Identification
Deposit ID10236233
MRDS IDD001058
Alternate namesSnow Queen, Pine Creek Mine, Black Monster
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.36164, -118.70425
References
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