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Gold Hill

Past Producer in San Bernardino county in California, United States with commodities Lead, Silver
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034043
MRDS ID M020730
Record type Site
Current site name Gold Hill
Related records 10256846

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.79252, 35.57694 (WGS84)
Relative position 9 MILES (AIRLINE) NW OF VALLEY WELLS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

East of Kingston Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mesquite Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Kingman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Death Valley-Lower Amargosa(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CA)

Bureau of Land Management CA BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Bernardino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 017N 011E 10 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.79252, 35.57694
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Faults

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Faults

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: COUNTY ROCK IS GARNETIFEROUS QUARTZ-BIOTITE SCHIST AND DIORITE-GNEISS, WHICH STRIKES NORTHWARD, DIPS 20 - 65 E.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • REPORTED MILLING 100 TONS IN 1950

Comments on the workings information

  • 90 FT. 70 DEG INCLINED SHAFT, 30 FT. AND 60 FT. SHAFTS AND OPEN CUTS.

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. 635

  • Deposit

    WRIGHT, L. A., ETAL, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 49 , NO. 1 & 2 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 107 - 108 .

  • Production

    GOODWIN, J. G., 1957

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SERIES OF BRECCIATED AND RECEMENTED QUARTZ VEINS, ALONG SERIES OF FAULTS IN SCHIST AND GNEISS.

Reporter information

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

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