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Palm Development Co

Occurrence in Los Angeles county in California, United States with commodities Copper, 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10076808
MRDS ID W024062
Record type Site
Current site name Palm Development Co
Related records 10260588

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.972, 34.49251 (WGS84)
Elevation 1012
Relative position NORTH SIDE OF SAN GABRIEL MTS., 11 MILES SE. OF PALMDALE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Los Angeles(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Juniper Hills(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Bernardino(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Bernardino(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Antelope-Fremont Valleys(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Los Angeles

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 005N 010W 30 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.972, 34.49251
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: DIKE IS TRACEABLE FOR ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES, AVG. 180 FT. IN WIDTH.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 63.09M
    Overall depth 38.1M

Comments on the workings information

  • THREE SHAFTS, 12 , 70 AND 125 FT. DEEP, SUNK PRIOR TO 1919

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GAY, T. E. JR. AND HOFFMAN, S. R., 1954 : MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 50 , NOS. 3 & 4 ;

  • Deposit

    SAMPSON, R. J., 1937 : MINERAL RESOURCES OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY; VOL. 33 . NO. 3 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 175 .

Reporter information

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

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