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Gold Point, Gold Button

Past Producer in San Bernardino county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Iron, Manganese
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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. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086496
MRDS ID X024724
Record type Site
Current site name Gold Point, Gold Button
Alternate or previous names Murray Henshaw
Related records 10140894

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.94115, 34.36808 (WGS84)
Elevation 1311
Relative position 6 MI. N. 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)

Southern Mojave(hydrologic unit)

Southern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern Mojave-Salton Sea(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Bernardino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 003N 001W 01 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. S 1/2 SW 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Lead Secondary
Copper Secondary
Iron Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Clay Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.94115, 34.36808
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NE, N80W
    Dip 35 SE, 70 SW
    Thickness 1.83M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault, Strike East, Dip 70 S

Comments on the geologic information

  • BRECCIATED DOLOMITE ALSO DESCRIBED AS GRANITE CATACLASITE. ROCK ON DUMP MATERIAL INCLUDED BIOTITE QUARTZ DIORITE, GNEISS AND QUARTZITE WITH MINOR MANGANESE, IRON AND COPPER STAINS. FIRST 50 FT OF LOWER ADIT IN QUATERNARY BRECCIA-CONGLOMERATE WITH MANY BOULDERS OF GRANITIC ROCK. BRECCIA CONGLOMERATE IS IN FAULT CONTACT WITH CATACLASTITE, CONTACT VERTICAL. FIRST 30 FT. IN BRECCIA-CONGLOMERATE; AT 40 FT. SHEAR ZONE STRIKES N60E, DIPS 40S; AT 50 FT., SHEAR STRIKES E AND IS VERTICAL; AT 75 FT., SHEAR ST. E AND IS VERTICAL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Black Hawk

Comments on the production information

  • SMELTER RECOVERY OF ORE PRODUCED IN 1911 WAS 15.62% PB, 51.40 OZ/TON AG AND MINOR COPPER AND GOLD.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 243.84M

Comments on the workings information

  • LOWER ADIT, 100 FT. LONG, TRENDS SOUTH. UPPER ADIT, 75 FT. ABOVE, AND 200 FT. S. OF LOWER ADIT, DRIVEN N10E. ADIT CAVED AT 100 FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOODWIN, J.G., 1957, LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53, NOS. 3 & 4, P. 653

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W.B. AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1943, MINERAL RESOURCES, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIF., CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 39, NO. 4, P. 453

  • Deposit

    RICHMOND, JF. 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

  • Production

    GOODWIN (1957)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, 4-6 FT. THICK LARGER SHEAR ZONE, 2-6 FT. THICK NARROW CLAY GOUGE REPORTED TO CARRY GOLD VALUES WITH SOME LEAD, SILVER & COPPER. WALLS ALSO SHOW FRACTURES.
Deposit 12 CLAIMS KNOWN AS THE GOLDEN CHARIOT GROUP ; 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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