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Carbonate Mine

Past Producer in San Bernardino county in California, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034026
MRDS ID M020704
Record type Site
Current site name Carbonate Mine
Related records 10285733, 10116561

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.31977, 34.60862 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Victorville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Victorville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Bernardino(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mojave(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Bernardino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 006N 004W 17 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Secondary
Copper Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • CERUSSITE IN IRON AND MANGANESE OXIDE GANGUE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.31977, 34.60862
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Thickness 0.61M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: FORMATION WHICH INCLOSES VEIN TRENDS NE, DIP AT MAIN WORKING DOES NOT EXCEED 20 DEG.. THE TWO VEINS ARE FORMED AT CONTACT BETWEEN MASSIVE BLUE LIMESTONE AND MICA - SCHIST. SCHIST IS 1 - 4 FT. THICK. AT VARIOUS POINTS ALONG WORKINGS IS A LIGHT - COLORED DECOMPOSED ROCK RESEMBLING A FELSITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Oro Grande

Comments on the production information

  • RECORDED PRODUCTION 1891 - 1940 INTERMITTENT - SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF COPPER AND GOLD RECOVERED IN ADDITION TO LEAD AND SILVER.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 30.48M

Comments on the workings information

  • 225 FT. SHAFT, SEVERAL SHALLOW SHAFTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NO. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 622

  • Deposit

    STORMS, W. H., 1893 , SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY; 11TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 361 - 363

  • Production

    GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , P. 622 (SEE REF.)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS OCCUR IN SHEAR ZONE 1/2 MILE LONG

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1978 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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