| Deposit ID | 10236971 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D000953 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0060710358 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Evening Star Tin Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Bernice Mine, Rex Tin Mine, Maynard Mine |
| Related records | 10107642 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.54304, 35.36081 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1512 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Bernardino(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cima Dome(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
Mojave National Preserve(National Preserve)
National Preserve NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | San Bernardino |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Bernardino | 015 N | 013 E | 25 | NWE2N2 | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Tin Critical | Tertiary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -115.54304, 35.36081 |
|---|
| Strike | N80W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 30S | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 28M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 28M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 3M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 36HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1940 |
| Year of first production | 1941 |
| District name | Mojave Desert |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0060710358 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D000953 | MAS references MRDS |
BEDFORD R. F., & JOHNSON F. T., SURVEY OF TIN IN CA.: US BUR
MINES RI3876 1945 14P.
GRAY C H, JR, TIN IN MINERAL COMMODIFIES OF CA.: CALIFORNIA
MINES, BULL. 176 1957 P.641-646
PAGE L. R., & WEISE J. H., THE EVENING STAR TIN DEPOSIT AND
ADJACENT TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNI
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MANUSCRIPT 1945 (1959) 17P.
TUCKER W. B. & SAMPSON R. J., MINERAL RESOURCES OF SAN BERN
COUNTY: CALIF. DIV. MINES REPT. 39, 1943 P.498-499
CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 49, 1953, P. 147-148.
WIMMLER N. L., PRELIM. REPORT ON THE EVENING STAR OR MAYNARD
PROPERTY SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF.: UNPUBLISHED REPT MINERAL PR
FILE 72.9 1942.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1990, MINERAL INVESTIGATION OF THE EAST
MOJAVE NATIONAL SCENIC AREA, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY,
CALIFORNIA: TABLE 2, NO. 193, P. 104.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 31-MAR-91 | Causey, J. Douglas | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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