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Silver Dream

Past Producer in San Bernardino county in California, United States with commodities Lead, Silver
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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. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10102995
MRDS ID M020780
Record type Site
Current site name Silver Dream
Alternate or previous names Tip Top
Related records 10285645

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.69558, 34.25336 (WGS84)
Relative position 11 MILES EAST OF BIG BEAR CITY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rattlesnake Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Big Bear Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Bernardino(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Southern Mojave(hydrologic unit)

Southern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern Mojave-Salton Sea(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

San Bernardino National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Bernardino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 002N 003E 17 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.69558, 34.25336
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike NW
    Dip MODERATELY TO STEEPLY NORTH.
    Thickness 18.29M
    Length 76.2M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: ZONE IS BORDERED ON NORTH BY SOFT MICAEOUS SCHIST AND GRADES SOUTHWARD INTO UNMINERALIZED LIMESTONE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • 1 TON OF SILVER - LEAD ORE IN 1941

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 SHAFTS, EACH LESS THAN 30 FT. DEEP, ALSO TRENCHING IN 1951

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. 667

  • Deposit

    WRIGHT, L. A., ETAL, 1953 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, SAN BERNARDINO; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 49 , NO. 1 & 2 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 112 - 113 .

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZED ZONE; WITHIN ZONE ARE SEVERAL HIGH - GRADE, GALENA RICH VEINS BORDERED BY ROCK HEAVILY STAINED WITH IRON OXIDE. VEINS AVERAGE LESS THAN 5 INCHES THICK, SOME TRACEABLE FOR SEVERAL TENS OF FEET.

Reporter information

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

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