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Yucca Queen

Past Producer in San Bernardino county in California, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, 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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10102998
MRDS ID M020796
Record type Site
Current site name Yucca Queen
Alternate or previous names Yucca
Related records 10188766

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.60112, 35.47556 (WGS84)
Relative position 1/4 WEST OF CLARK MTN. STATION ON U.S. HWY 91

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mescal Range(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ivanpah(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Kingman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Death Valley-Lower Amargosa(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Bernardino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 016N 013E 17 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary
Gold Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ABUNDANT IRON AND MANGANESE OXIDES

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.60112, 35.47556
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PODS
    Strike N 50 E OR N 40 W
    Dip STEEP

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • TWO CARLOADS SHIPPED IN 1917 , CARRIED 19 - 24 % PB AND 5 OZ AG/TON. LAST SHIPMENT IN 1942 CONTAINED 2.6 % PB, 3.34 % CU, 17.30 OZ AG, SOME GOLD. EARLIER SHIPMENT 1926 CONTAINED, 25 % PB, 7.90 OZ AG, MINOR COPPER AND GOLD.

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO TUNNELS, EACH OVER 200 FT. LENGTH, 5 SHAFTS FROM 20 TO 60 FT. DEEP, NUMEROUS TRENCHES AND PROSPECT PITS.

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. 679

  • Deposit

    WRIGHT, L. A., ETAL, 1953 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 49 , NO. 1 & 2 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 113 .

  • Production

    GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , P. 679

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE BODIES ARE DISCONTINUOUS, IRREGULARLY DISTRIBUTED PODS AND VEINLETS.

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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