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Mohawk

Past Producer in San Bernardino county in California, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034068
MRDS ID M020762
Record type Site
Current site name Mohawk
Related records 10213076

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.61028, 35.4825 (WGS84)
Elevation 1372
Relative position ON MOHAWK HILL, 24 MILES NORTH OF CIMA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mescal Range(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Bernardino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 016N 013E 07,08,17,18 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Copper Secondary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Copper Ore
Galena Ore
Smithsonite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.61028, 35.4825
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N 40 W
    Dip VERTICAL
    Thickness 9.14M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures Crossing Contact Zones.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Production statistics

  • Year 1951
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^12 % Pb, 4.92 Oz Ag, 0.50 % Cu, Minor Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Ore Copper Copper 1wt-pct
    Ore Lead Lead 139g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • RECORDED PRODUCTION 1918 - 1952 , INTERMITTENT. RATIO OF PB - ZN, ABOUT 2 TO 1 DURING EARLY YEARS OF PRODUCTION; OPERATORS REPORT AVG. GRADE TO BE 10 % PB, 3 % ZN AND 7 - 8 OZ. AG

Comments on the workings information

  • THREE TUNNELS AT DIFFERENT LEVELS DRIVEN NORTHWARD INTO MOHAWK HILL, WORKINGS INCLUDE WINZES, RAISES, TUNNELS, DRIFTS AND STOPES, OVER 2500 FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NO. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 652

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W. B. AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1943 , MINERAL RESOURCES, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 39 , NO. 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 485 - 486

  • Deposit

    WRIGHT, L. A., ETAL, 1953 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 49 , NO. 1 & 2 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 110 - 111

  • Production

    GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 AND WRIGHT, L. A., 1953

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SERIES OF PARALLEL FISSURES LIE NEAR IRREGULAR CONTACT BETWEEN LIMESTONE AND QUARTZ MONZONITE. STRIKE IS GENERALLY EASTWARD, DIP ABOUT 40 DEG. SOUTHWARD. ORE IS SOFT, EARTHY AND ASSOCIATED WITH SOFT IRON AND MANGANESE OXIDES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1978 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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