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Gold Hill Copper

Past Producer in San Bernardino county in California, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, 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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Production statistics
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034044
MRDS ID M020731
Record type Site
Current site name Gold Hill Copper
Related records 10238133

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.55274, 34.31726 (WGS84)
Relative position 15 AIRLINE MILES NW OF VIDAL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Savahia Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Parker(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Needles(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Havasu-Mohave Lakes(hydrologic unit)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(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 003N 023E 27 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Malachite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 2 - 5 % CU, TRACES OF GOLD AND SILVER

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.55274, 34.31726
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.22M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: VEINS ASSOCIATED WITH DIORITE DIKES WHICH INTRUDE THE SCHIST. ONE SET OF DIKES STRIKE NE, THE OTHER NW.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Production statistics

  • Year 1939
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^5.45 % Cu, .425 Oz Au, 54 Cents Ag/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Gold Gold 12g/mt
    Ore Copper Copper 5wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 24.38M

Comments on the workings information

  • 80 FT. VERTICAL SHAFT, CROSSCUTS DRIVEN NORTH 15 FT. ON THE 36 FT. LEVEL, AND SOUTH 50 FT. AT 80 FT. LEVEL. VEIN 4 - 6 FT. THICK WAS ENCOUNTERED AT 26 FT. LEVEL, OPEN-CUT 50 FT. WEST OF SHAFT EXPOSED 1 1/2 FT. VEIN.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WRIGHT, L. A., ETAL, 1953 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 49 , NO. 1 & 2 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 63 - 64

  • Production

    WRIGHT, L. A., 1953 , P. 63 - 64 (SEE REF.)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ VEINS 1 1/2 - 4 FT. THICK

Reporter information

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

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