Silver Lode

Prospect in San Bernardino county in California, United States with commodities Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10286839
MAS/MILS ID 0060711805
Record type Site
Current site name Silver Lode

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -115.65504, 34.80722 (WGS84)
Elevation 1330
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bighorn Basin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Amboy(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Needles(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 008 N 013 E 06 SWSWSE California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -115.65504, 34.80722

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 SHEAR ZONE
    Type of Orebody #3 STOCKWORK
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SERICITIC
    Date of Last Modification 871222

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Hough Dankiness
    Home office California
    Year 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BONHAM, H. F., 1959, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF T8N,

  • Deposit

    R13E AND R14E, SAN BERNARDINO BAE AND MERIDIAN, SAN

  • Deposit

    BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (UNPUBLISHED): SOUTHERN

  • Deposit

    PACIFIC CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CA.

  • Deposit

    BONHAM, H. F., AND COOKSLEY, J., 1959, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL

  • Deposit

    RESOURCES OF T9N, R13E AND R14E, SAN BERNARDINO BASE AND

  • Deposit

    BASE AND MERIDIAN, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

  • Deposit

    (UNPUBLISHED): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CA

  • Deposit

    GAMBLE, J., 1959, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF T8N,

  • Deposit

    R11E AND R12E, SAN BERNARDINO BASE AND MERIDIAN,

  • Deposit

    SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (UNPUBLISHED): SOUTHERN

  • Deposit

    GAMBLE, J., 1959, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF T9N,

  • Deposit

    ESTERLING, W. A., AND SPURCK, W. H., 1964, MINERALS FOR

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRY, VOL. 3, SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., SAN FRANSISCO, CA.

  • Deposit

    SABINE, C. 1971, PLUTONIC ROCKS OF THE GRANITE MOUNTAINS,

  • Deposit

    EASERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (ABSTR): GEOL.

  • Deposit

    SOC. AMER., ABSTR., VOL. 3, NO. 2., P. 189.

  • Deposit

    SABINE, C., 1984, MINRAL INVESTIGATION OF THE BRISTOL/

  • Deposit

    GRANITE MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, SAN BERNARDINO

  • Deposit

    COUNTY, CALIFORIA; U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA

  • Deposit

    28-84, P. 15-20.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 31-MAR-1991 Sabine U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative California resources

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