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Carbonate King Zinc Mine

Past Producer in San Bernardino county in California, United States with commodities Zinc, Lead, Silver, Gold, Iron
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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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Production statistics
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034028
MRDS ID M020706
Record type Site
Current site name Carbonate King Zinc Mine
Alternate or previous names Crystal Cave
Related records 10164700

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.50028, 35.47 (WGS84)
Relative position 5 MILES SE OF MOUNTAIN PASS

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)

Ivanpah-Pahrump Valleys(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CA)

Bureau of Land Management CA BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Bernardino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 016N;015N 014E;014E 32;04 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Secondary
Iron Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SPHALERITE OXIDIZED NEAR SURFACE TO HYDROZINCITE AND SMITHSONITE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Hematite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Analytical data

Result ZN - 38 %, PB - 1.1 %, FE - 4.2 %, AG - 10.3 OZ, AU - TRACE, INSOL. - 12.0 %, LIME(CUO) - 12. %, H2O - 5.2 %.

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.50028, 35.47
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault; Thrust Fault With Component Of Displacement That Lies Parallel To Dip Of Thrust Is 80 - 120 Ft.

Ore body information

  • Strike N
    Dip 60 W
    Thickness 3.66M
    Length 36.58M
    Depth to top 18.29M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Koko Weef Mountain Area

Production statistics

  • Year 1942
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^38 - 40 % Zn, Some Pb, Au, Ag.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Zinc Zinc 39wt-pct
  • Year 1949
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^40 % Zn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Zinc Zinc 40wt-pct
  • Year 1950
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^40 % Zn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Zinc Zinc 40wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • LAST SHIPMENT MADE 1951 , SLIGHTLY HIGHER GRADE ORE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 36.58M

Comments on the workings information

  • SINGLE - COMPARTMENT SHAFT, INCLINED 70 DEG. TO DEPTH OF 120 FT., LEVELS AT 50, 90, AND 120 FT. ON 50 FT. LEVEL, DRIFT 55 FT. NORTH IN ORE, 90 FT. LEVEL, DRIFT 130 FT. NORTH IN ORE, 120 FT. LEVEL, CROSSCUT WEST TO OREBODY.

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. 622 - 623

  • 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. 478 - 479 .

  • Deposit

    WRIGHT, L. A., ETAL, 1953 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 49 , NOS. 1 & 2 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 103 - 106 .

  • Production

    TUCKER, W. B., 1943 , P. 478 - 499 (SEE REF.)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE BODY OCCURS ALONG FRACTURE OR FRACTURES WITH VARIED THICKNESSES 10 - 12 FT. SURFACE SHOWINGS LIMITED TO FEW SMALL STRINGERS, SOUTH END OF ORE BODY IS IRREGULAR AND RELATIONSHIP TO BEDDING IS OBSCURE. ORE WEDGES OUT LATERALLY. AT BASE ORE IS CUT OFF ABRUPTLY BY THRUST FAULT. FAULTING IS POST MINERAL.
Deposit GOOD CHANCE OF FINDING MORE ORE BENEATH FAULT ZONE.

Reporter information

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

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