| Deposit ID | 10140695 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0060710344 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Waterloo |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.88897, 34.95281 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 628 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Bernardino(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Nebo(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Newberry Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
San Bernardino(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | San Bernardino |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Bernardino | 010 N | 001 E | 16 | N2S2SW | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Model code | 150 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25c |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal vein, Comstock |
| Mark3 model number | 16 |
| Main Entrance (1) | -116.88897, 34.95281 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Plant type | Leach |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Asarco (American Smelting And Refining Co.) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 27216000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0060710344 |
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, P. 147.
CALIFORNIA GEOLOGY, 1983, V. 36, P. 216-225.
TARMAN, D.W., AND JESSEY, D.R., 1989, RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
EXTENSIONAL TECTONISM AND SILVER-BARITE MINERALIZATION OF
THE CALICO MINING DISTRICT, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY,
CALIFORNIA, IN THE CALIFORNIA DESERT MINERAL SYMPOSIUM
COMPENDIUM: SACRAMENTO, CA: U.S. DEPT. INTERIOR, BUREAU
OF LAND MANAGEMENT, P. 201-218.
PAYNE, J.G., AND GLASS, J.R., 1987, GEOLOGY AND SILVER
DEPOSITS OF THE CALICO DISTRICT, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY,
CALIF., IN BULK MINEABLE PRECIOUS METAL DEPOSITS OF THE
WESTERN UNITED STATED GUIDEBOOK FOR FIELD TRIPS:
GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEVADA 1987 SYMPOSIUM, P. 31-44.
WEBER, F.H., JR., 1980, CALICO SILVER DISTRICT, SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIF. - UPDATE, IN FIFE, D.L. AND
BROWN, A.R., EDS., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL WEALTH OF THE
CALIFORNIA DESERT, DIBBLEE VOLUME, SANTA ANA, CALIF.:
SOUTH DOAST GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, P. 329-345.
ENGINEERING SCIENCE. ASARCO WATERLOO SILVER MINE, FOCUSED-
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, PREPARED FOR SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC AGENCY, ENVIRONMENTAL
ANALYSIS DIVISION, MAY 1981, 11 P.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 16-SEP-1993 | Ridenour, James | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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