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Green Gold

Past Producer in San Bernardino county in California, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, 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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034047
MRDS ID M020735
Record type Site
Current site name Green Gold
Alternate or previous names Bank Roll, Kieper Lead-Silver, Valentine
Related records 10213302

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.61667, 35.53 (WGS84)
Elevation 1829
Relative position 5 1/2 MILES NE OF VALLEY WELLS

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

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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 30 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.61667, 35.53
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Faults

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Thickness 1.52M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: MINE WORKINGS SITUATED ALONG A BELT AT OR NEAR A CONTACT BETWEEN QUARTZ MONZONITE AND A PALEOZOIC UNIT OF LIMESTONE AND SHALE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • RECORDED GOLD-SILVER-COPPER PRODUCTION IN 1939 LEAD PRODUCTION NOT KNOWN.

Comments on the workings information

  • NORTHERN WORKINGS; 285 FT. SE TRENDING ADIT FOLLOWS FRACTURE WHICH STRIKES S 60 E, DIPS 70 NE, ALONG WITH WINZE 150 FT. FROM PORTAL. CROSS-FRACTURES S 30 W FOLLOWED BY TWO DRIFTS, ONE 30 FT. LONG NEAR WINZE, THE OTHER 150 FT. LONG FROM ADIT FACE. 1500 FT. NE IS A 30 FT. ADIT AND A 40 FT. SHAFT. SOUTHERN WORKINGS; PROSPECT ADITS TOTALING OVER 400 FT. IN LENGTH, DRIVEN EASTWARD THROUGH LIMESTONE, RECENT ACTIVITES HAVE BEEN CONTINUED ALONG BEDDING PLANES AT A CONTACT BETWEEN CALCAREOUS SHALE AND MASSIVE LIMESTONE.

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. 638

  • Deposit

    WRIGHT, L. A., ETAL, 1953 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 49 , NO. 1 & 2 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 109 .

  • Production

    GOODWIN, J. G., P. 638 (SEE REF.)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE BODIES IN GENERAL ARE DISCONTINOUS LENSES AND VEINLETS IN NARROW QUARTZ VEINS ALONG FRACTURES AND BEDDING PLANES IN THE LIMESTONE, OTHERS FOLLOW FRACTURES IN THE QUARTZ MONZONITE.

Reporter information

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

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