Sheephead Mine (Sheep Head Mine; Sheephead claim; Sheepshed and Victory Mine; Trail Canyon prospects; Sheephead and Victory group), Wildrose Peak, Wildrose Mining District (Wild Rose Mining District), Panamint Mts (Panamint Range), Inyo County, California, USAi
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36° 16' 47'' North , 117° 3' 42'' West
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A former W-Cu mine located in the NE¼ (estimated) sec. 13, T19S, R45E, MDM, 1.6 km (1.0 mile) ENE of Wildrose Peak (coordinates of record), at the head of the South Fork Trail Canyon (15 miles SW of Furnace Creek Ranch), on National Park Service wilderness land (Death Valley National Park/Death Valley Wilderness). Operated in 1943. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 10 meters.
The Sheepshead and Victory tungsten groups are situated at about 4,000 feet elevation in the middle fork of Trail Canyon. In 1951 they were owned by Milton L. Knapp of Palm Springs, California, and Floyd R. Bekins, of Los Angeles. Several prospect pits were opened and one ton of high-grade ore shipped in 1943. Poor road conditions precluded further exploration on the property, which was idle by 1951.Greene, 1981
Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in limestone and metamorphic rock. The ore body strikes N and dips 25E at a width of 0.61 meter. The vein is also in a tactite zone which is 600 feet long, with an average width of 6 feet. The total mineralized area extends 800 to 1,000 feet in length and 500 to 600 feet in width. Associated rocks include granite. Local rocks include Precambrian rocks, undivided, unit 1 (Death Valley).
Workings include surface openings comprised of prospect pits.
Production data are found in: Norman and Stewart (1951).
Produced 1 ton of high-grade ore.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10101406 |
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- Mojave DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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- Death Valley National ParkNational Park
- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060270054
