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Emperor

Past Producer in San Bernardino county in California, United States with commodities Copper, Lead, Silver, 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034040
MRDS ID M020723
Record type Site
Current site name Emperor
Alternate or previous names Vulture
Related records 10164456

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.61695, 35.51639 (WGS84)
Elevation 1676
Relative position 25 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

Clark Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mesquite Lake(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)

Federal lands

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Bernardino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 017N 013E 31 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Secondary

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.61695, 35.51639
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NW
    Dip VERTICAL
    Thickness 1.83M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Clark Mountain

Comments on the production information

  • SHIPPED OXIDE ORE, 1915 - 1919 : AVERAGE SMELTER RECOVERY WAS 0.71 % ZN, 1.45 % PB, 3.68 % CU, 2.04 OZ AG/TON, AND MINOR GOLD.

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT WITH RAISES, WINZES AND CROSSCUTS, OPEN CUT MADE ALONG OUTCROP FOR 50 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. 630 .

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W. B., 1921 , SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY; 17TH REPT. STATE MINERALOGIST; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 340 - 341

  • 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. 21 (AP.)

  • Production

    WRIGHT, L. A., 1953 , P. 21 (AP.) (SEE REF.)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit COMPLEX ORE

Reporter information

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

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