O.K.

Past Producer in San Bernardino county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10103369
MRDS ID M023606
Record type Site
Current site name O.K.
Alternate or previous names Storm King Consolidated
Related records 10212963

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.70222, 34.04226 (WGS84)
Elevation 732
Relative position 5 MI. S. SOUTH SHORE, DALE LAKE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

New Dale(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sheep Hole Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Needles(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
San Bernardino 001S 012E 35 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.70222, 34.04226

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N20E
    Dip 70
    Thickness 1.83M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Dale

Comments on the production information

  • NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND

Comments on the workings information

  • 800 FT. INCLINE AND EXTENSIVE LEVEL WORKINGS. 10-STAMP MILL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WRIGHT, L.A., AND OTHERS, 1953, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, TABULATED LIST: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 49, NOS. 1 & 2, P. 50

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W. B. AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1931, GOLD-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 27, P. 306

  • Deposit

    ERIC, J. H., 1948, COPPER IN CALIFORNIA: CALIF. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 144, P. 313

  • Production

    WRIGHT (1953) TUCKER & SAMPSON (1931)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OPERATED BY LESSEES IN 1941. IDLE SINCE 5 PATENTED CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit STEEPLY DIPPING VEIN. ANDESITE HANGING WALL, QT. MONZONITE FOOTWALL. 2-6 FT. THICK

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1979 Nelson, Scott C. (Albers, John, P.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

External references

Authoritative California resources

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