Silver Mountain

Occurrence in Los Angeles county in California, United States with commodities Copper, Silver, Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095258
MRDS ID M021030
Record type Site
Current site name Silver Mountain
Related records 10236509

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.86922, 34.21363 (WGS84)
Relative position 8 MILES NORTH OF AZUSA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Los Angeles(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Glendora(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Bernardino(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Bernardino(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Gabriel(hydrologic unit)

Ventura-San Gabriel Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Angeles 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 Los Angeles

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 002N 009W 31 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Gold Tertiary

Analytical data

Result 4 - 6 % CU, 20 - 40 OZ AG AND $3 AU

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.86922, 34.21363

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.91M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • 40 FT. CROSSCUT TO VEIN

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 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 614 .

  • Deposit

    SAMPSON, R. J., 1937 ; MINERAL RESOURCES OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 33 , NO. 3 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 176

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN 1 1/2 - 3 FT. THICK

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative California resources

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