Wilhunt

Past Producer in Orange county in California, United States with commodities Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Antimony
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034303
MRDS ID M021059
Record type Site
Current site name Wilhunt
Alternate or previous names Wilhunt Lead - Silver, Morrow Group
Related records 10261357

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.49198, 33.70364 (WGS84)
Elevation 792
Relative position SANTIAGO CYN. 9 MILES NE OF ELTORO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Orange(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Alberhill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Santa Ana(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Santa Ana(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Aliso-San Onofre(hydrologic unit)

Laguna-San Diego Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Cleveland 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 Orange

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 005S 006W 27 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Antimony Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Analytical data

Result ASSAYS: .02 OZ AU, 35.8 OZ AG, 23.6 % PB, 10 % ZN

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.49198, 33.70364

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N
    Dip 35 E
    Thickness 0.91M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1919

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • RECOVERY WAS: 8.20 % PB, 20 OZ AG AND .10 OZ AU PER TON.

Comments on the workings information

  • 400 FT. OF DRIFTING, 3 ADITS, UPPER ADIT DRIVEN AS CROSSCUT 210 FT. TO VEIN THEN SOUTH 100 FT. ON VEIN. ORE SHOOT STOPED TO SURFACE 40 FT. ABOVE IS AN INTERMEDIATE ADIT DRIVEN N 45 E FOR 120 FT., THEN NORTH 20 FT. 130 FT BELOW INTERMEDIATE ADIT, 3RD ADIT WAS DRIVEN N 45 E FOR 175 FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 ; LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NOS. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 587

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W. B., 1943 ; CURRENT MINING ACTIVITY; S. CALIF.; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 35 , NO. 2 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 124 - 125

  • Production

    GOODWIN, J. G., 1957

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1979 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative California resources

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