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Telegraph

Past Producer in San Bernardino county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Copper
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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. 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 10103382
MRDS ID M023647
Record type Site
Current site name Telegraph
Related records 10164176

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.83279, 35.38361 (WGS84)
Elevation 1173
Relative position 1 MI. S. NEGRO HEAD PK.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Solomons Knob(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ivanpah(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Kingman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mojave(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Mojave National Preserve(National Preserve)

National Preserve NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Bernardino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 015N 011E 16,17,20 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.83279, 35.38361
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N40E
    Dip 30-50 NW
    Thickness 2.44M

Comments on the geologic information

  • APLITE DIKE, 1-2 FT. THICK LIES ALONG FOOTWALL OF VEIN.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant Yes

Mining district

District name Halloran Springs

Comments on the production information

  • ORE WAS TREATED BY A FLOTATION PLANT ON PROPERTY AND YIELDED CONCENTRATES REPORTED TO CARRY $300-$400/TON AU TOTAL PRODUCTION ON PROPERTY WAS $35,200. NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • OWNER REPORTS THAT CONSIDERABLE TONNAGE OF ORE RANGING IN GRADE FROM $8-$14/TON REMAIN IN THE MINE.

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 INCLINES, 2 MORE THAN 100 FT. DEEP AND JOINED BY SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OF LEVEL WORKINGS. SEE TUCKER & SAMPSON (1943)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WRIGHT, L.A., AND OTHERS, 1953, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 49, NOS. 1 & 2, P. 82, PL.

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W.B., AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1943, MINERAL RESOURCES, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 39, NO. 4, P. 462-463

  • Production

    WRIGHT (1953) TUCKER & SAMPSON (1943)

  • Reserve-Resource

    WRIGHT (1953)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, 3-8 FT. THICK AND SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET LONG.
Deposit 5 CLAIMS. DISCOVERY OF HIGH-GRADE ORE MADE ON TELEGRAPH EXT. CLAIM IN 1930. ; 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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