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Tourmaline King Mine

Prospect in San Diego county in California, United States with commodity Gemstone
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10238189
MRDS ID W024914
MAS/MILS ID 0060730590
Record type Site
Current site name Tourmaline King Mine
Alternate or previous names Schuyler, Wilke, Homestake Prospect, Green Cabin, Frank A. Salmons Claim, Ed Fletcher, Homestore Prospect, Pala King, Tourmaline Queen, Tourmaline Queen No. 2, Tourmaline Queen No. 3, Spring Bank, Wedge, White Cloud

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -117.07366, 33.39145 (WGS84)
Elevation 488
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Diego(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pechanga(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oceanside(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Santa Ana(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Luis Rey-Escondido(hydrologic unit)

Laguna-San Diego Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Diego

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 009 S 002 W 15 SE California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gemstone Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -117.07366, 33.39145
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. STATE MINING BUR. REPORT, V. 21, 1925, P. 363.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 35, 1939, P. 42.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. SPECIAL REPORT 7-A, 1951, P. 55-

  • Deposit

    56.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. COUNTY REPORT 3, 1963, P. 97.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 31-MAR-91 Rumsey, Clayton M. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 09/09/2024
MSHA mine ID0405573
Mine name (MSHA)TOURMALINE KING MINE
Current operatorSan Diego Mining Corp
Current controller (parent)Scott Lothair Ritchie; Kiel Alexander Snyder
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (248 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.

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External references

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Authoritative California resources

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