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Green Lead

Past Producer in San Bernardino county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper
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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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10035656
MRDS ID M023513
Record type Site
Current site name Green Lead
Alternate or previous names Garvey ?
Related records 10286025

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.98004, 34.31863 (WGS84)
Elevation 2134
Relative position 3.5 MI NW FAWNSKIN

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)

Mojave(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(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 003N 001W 27,28 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Copper Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • REPORTED TO CONTAIN FREE-MILLING GOLD WITH SOME SULFIDE ORE. SOUTH WALL OF GARVEY ADIT REPORTED BY OWNER (1953) TO CONTAIN STREAKS OF GREEN MINERAL ANALYZED AS SILVER BROMIDE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.98004, 34.31863
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NW
    Dip SE
    Thickness 1.22M

Comments on the geologic information

  • LIMESTONE OF FURANCE FM.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1876

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • 400 FT. SHAFT WITH LEVEL WORKINGS AT 50 FT., 100 FT., 200 FT., 300 FT. AND 400 FT. GARVEY ADIT 300 FT. LONG IN 1919. OLD GARVEY ADIT CLEANED AND REOPENED TO A LENGTH OF 370 FT. IN 1953. DRIFTED S44E FOR 370 FT., THEN S45W FOR 40 FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WRIGHT, L.A., AND OTHERS, 1953, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, TABULATED LIST: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 49, NOS. 1 & 2, P. 41

  • Deposit

    RICHMOND, J.F. AND GRAY, C.H., JR., 1960, GEOLOGY OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MTS., NORTH OF BIG BEAR LAKE, CALIF: CALIF. DIV. OF MINES SPECIAL REPORT 65, P. 61

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PATENTED 15.28 ACRES ONE CLAIM AND MILLSITE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit VEIN, 2-4 FT. THICK

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1979 Nelson, Scott C. (Albers, John, P.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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