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Ubehebe

Past Producer in Inyo county in California, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold
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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. Production statistics
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10076604
MRDS ID W023722
Record type Site
Current site name Ubehebe
Alternate or previous names Copper Bell
Related records 10188251

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.57897, 36.74607 (WGS84)
Elevation 1244
Relative position 4 MILES NORTH OF UBEHEBE PEAK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Inyo(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ubehebe Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Saline Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Death Valley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Eureka-Saline Valleys(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Death Valley National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Inyo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 014S 040E 01 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Copper Secondary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) Cambrian marine rocks
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Thickness 4.57M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: LIMESTONE IS CUT BY DIORITE DIKES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1921 - 1952

Land status

Ownership category National Park

Production statistics

  • Year 1949
    Period 1948 - 1949
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^20 % Pb, 13 % Zn, 5 Oz Ag/Ton.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Silver Silver 141g/mt
    Ore Zinc Zinc 13wt-pct
    Major Ore Lead Lead 20wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • ORE SHIPPED IN 1951 AVERAGED 13.8 % PB, 4.93 % ZN, 3.47 OZ AG/TON, SOME COPPER SHIPMENT IN 1952 CONTAINED 12.4 % PB, 12.4 % ZN, 3.93 OZ AG, SOME COPPER AND GOLD.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 502.92M

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPED BY 900 FT. TUNNEL IN 1949 , 750 FT. OF DRIFTING IN 1951 .

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NO. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 519

  • Deposit

    NORMAN, L. A. AND STEWART, R. J., 1951 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY VOL. 47 , NO. 1 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 82 .

  • Production

    GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , P. 519 (SEE REF.)

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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