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Metal Mountain Mine

Past Producer in San Diego county in California, United States with commodities Tungsten, Silver, Gold, Lead, 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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  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 10035210
MRDS ID M022388
Record type Site
Current site name Metal Mountain Mine
Related records 10237700

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.37084, 32.78507 (WGS84)
Relative position 7-71/2 MILES N-NW OF LIVE OAK SPRINGS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Diego(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sombrero Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

El Cajon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Diego(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Salton Sea(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern Mojave-Salton Sea(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Diego

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 016S 006E 09,16 California

Comments on the location information

  • S 1/2 SEC 9, NW 1/4 SEC 16, UTM EST

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Silver Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SCHEELITE NEAR SURFACE IS ALTERED TO TUNGSTITE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ferberite Ore
Gold Ore
Scheelite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Chlorite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Sericite Gangue
Tremolite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.37084, 32.78507
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N25E
    Dip 70SE
    Length 182.88M
    Width 0.91M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Two Shear Zones, 2500 Ft Apart

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: SCHIST IS EXPOSED AS A N-NE TRENDING BELT SURROUNDED BY INTRUSIVE ROCKS, WHICH IS TWO MILES WIDE IN THE SOUTHERN PART AND PINCHES NORTHWARD.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1954-1956

Mining district

District name Metal Mountain

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • FIRST PROSPECTED IN 1890'S FOR LEAD AND SILVER

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 18.29M

Comments on the workings information

  • MAIN WORKINGS, 50 FT. SHAFT AND A 130 FT. DRIFT ADIT. ADIT TRENDS S25W ALONG VEIN, IT INTERSECTS BOTTOM OF SHAFT. COLLAR OF SHAFT IS ON NE END OF 100 FT. TRENCH. 1800 FT. NE OF THESE WORKINGS ARE TWO OPEN CUTS 100 AND 150 FT. LONG. INBETWEEN THESE TWO WORKINGS ARE TWO SHAFTS 25 AND 60 FT. DEEP.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WEBER, H.F., 1963; GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES SAN DIEGO, CA.; COUNTY REPT. 3; CA. DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY, P. 272-273

  • Production

    WEBER, H.F.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ONE VEIN LIES IN THE NE 1/4 NW 1/4 SEC 16, SECOND VEIN LIES IN NE CORNER SEC. 9

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1980 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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