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Markeson

Past Producer in San Bernardino county in California, United States with commodities 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. Mining district
  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 10035815
MRDS ID M023724
Record type Site
Current site name Markeson
Related records 10213284

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.18446, 34.62002 (WGS84)
Elevation 914
Relative position 1 MI. SW STEDMAN SITE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Morgans Well(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Newberry Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Bernardino(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Southern Mojave(hydrologic unit)

Southern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern Mojave-Salton Sea(hydrologic subregion)

California(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 006N 008E 07,18 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM ACC. S 1/2 S 1/2 7

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GOLD OCCURS IN A VERY FINE STATE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result AVG. VALUE OF ORE FROM 5-FT. THICK SHOOT WAS $11.74/TON GOLD.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) Miocene nonmarine rocks
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike E
    Dip 40N
    Thickness 1.83M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Stedman

Comments on the production information

  • SEVERAL HUNDRED TONS REPORTEDLY PRODUCED. NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 33.53M

Comments on the workings information

  • PITS AND INCLINE. ORE SHOOT 60 FT. LONG, AVG. 5 FT. THICK, WAS MINED BETWEEN 100-AND 40 FT. LEVELS. STOPED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 3, P. 115

  • Deposit

    WRIGHT, L.A., AND OTHERS, 1953, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIF, TABULATED LIST: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 49, NOS. 1 & 2, P. 47-48

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W.B., AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1940, GOLD-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V 36, P. 238

  • Deposit

    ERIC, J.H., 1948, COPPER IN CALIF.: CALIF. DIV. MINES & GEOLOGY BULL. 144, P. 311

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 4-6 FT. WIDE BRECCIA ZONE, HEAVILY IRON-STAINED.
Deposit 1 CLAIM ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

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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