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Scotty Wilson

Past Producer in San Bernardino county in California, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc
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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. Land status
  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 10034081
MRDS ID M020777
Record type Site
Current site name Scotty Wilson
Related records 10188638

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.88364, 34.28891 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 1/2 MILES NW OF BIG BEAR CITY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fawnskin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Big Bear Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Bernardino(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Santa Ana(hydrologic unit)

Santa Ana(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

San Bernardino National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Bernardino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 002N 001E 04 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PODS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • 1930'S YIELDED SEVERAL TONS OF PB-AG-ZN ORE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 36.58M
    Overall depth 15.24M

Comments on the workings information

  • 30 FT. VERTICAL SHAFT AND SOUTH TRENDING ADIT - NOW CAVED. 1950 ; 50 FT. SHAFT (VERTICAL), FROM WHICH 20 AND 50 FT. CROSSCUTS FROM THE 25 AND 50 FT. LEVEL WERE DRIVEN TO FAULT ZONE. NO MINERALIZATION FOUND ON 50 FT. LEVEL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NO. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 665

  • 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. 112 .

  • Production

    WRIGHT, L. A., 1953 , P. 112

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IRREGULAR PODS IN MINERALIZED ZONE WITH MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 30 FT., ZONE STRIKES S 60 E, DIPS VERTICALLY.

Reporter information

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

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