| Deposit ID | 10008129 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D000049 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Black Eagle |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.55304, 33.88171 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 640 |
| Relative position | NE. PART OF EAGLE MTN. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Riverside(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Placer Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Eagle Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Salton Sea(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Riverside |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Bernardino | 003S | 013E | 25 | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | AU: .30 OZ/TON, AG: 5.8 OZ/TON, CU: 2 - 6 %, PB: 4 - 9 %. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -115.55304, 33.88171 |
|---|
| Strike | N 70 W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 85 N |
| Width | 4.57M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | 1935 - 1940 , 1939 - 50 1952 |
| District name | Eagle Mtns. |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1219.2M |
| Overall depth | 167.64M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D000049 |
GOODWIN, J.G., 1957 : LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NOS. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 600
TUCKER, W.B. AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1929 : RIVERSIDE COUNTY: 25TH REPT. STATE MIN.; DIV. OF MINES, P. 474 - 476
TUCKER, W.B., AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1945 ; MINERAL RESOURCES, RIVERSIDE COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 41 , NO. 3 : DIV. OF MINES, P. 146 - 147 .
GOODWIN, J.G., 1957 , P. 600
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TWO VEINS; THE BLACK EAGLE VEIN IS THE VEIN, APPROXIMATELY IN THE MIDDLE OF MALETA NO. 2 CLAIM IT INTERSECTS WITH SECOND VEIN. THIS INTERSECTION SHOWS A MINERALIZED FRACTURE AT LEAST 15 FT. IN WIDTH. |
| Deposit | COMPRISED OF 200 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1973 | Fischer, Richard P. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 02-OCT-1991 | Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) | U.S. Geological Survey | HOST ROCK FIXED, HOST ROCK DELETED FROM IGNEOUS ROCK TYPE. |
| Editor | 27-APR-1995 | Mosier, Dan | U.S. Geological Survey | PARSED HOST ROCK AND ASSOCIATED ROCK INFORMATION FROM OLD SINGLE VALUED FIELD TO NEW MULTIVALUED FIELD |
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