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Iron Horse

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034055
MRDS ID M020745
Record type Site
Current site name Iron Horse
Alternate or previous names Jack Rabbit
Related records 10262409

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.53195, 35.43057 (WGS84)
Elevation 1524
Relative position 3 MILES SOUTH OF MT. 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)

Death Valley-Lower Amargosa(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Bernardino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 016N 013E 36 California

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore
Calcite Gangue

Analytical data

Result TOTAL AVG
Result 12.3 % PB, 2.38 OZ AG, MINOR COPPER, GOLD

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) -115.53195, 35.43057
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N
    Dip 50 - 60 W
    Thickness 3.05M
    Length 213.36M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1927 - 1943 INTERMITTENT

Mining district

District name Clark Mtn.

Comments on the production information

  • FIVE CAR LOADS OF ORE SHIPPED BETWEEN 1927 - 1941 AVERAGING 2.7 OZ AG, 16 % PB, AND ABOUT 2.0 % ZN. LAST CAR FROM BOTTOM OF SHAFT AVERAGED; 23 % PB, 2.20 OZ AG, 2.4 % ZN.

Comments on the workings information

  • INCLINED SHAFT 190 FT. LEVELS AT 60 , 100 , 150 AND 190 FT. 15 - 25 FT. OF DRIFTING DONE EXCEPT AT 190 FT. LEVEL, WHERE THERE IS A DRIFT NORTH 45 FT., AND 150 FT. LEVEL, DRIFT NORTH 35 FT. SECOND SHAFT 100 FT. SOUTH, AND OPEN CUTS FOR 1/4 MILE NORTH ON GOSSAN.

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. 642 - 643

  • 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. 483 .

  • Production

    TUCKER, W. B., 1943 , P. 483 (SEE REF.)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT OCCURS ALONG BEDDING PLANE IN LIMESTONE, SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET FROM GRANITE CONTACT. TUCKER, W. B., 1943 REPORTS VEIN OCCURS IN A FISSURE IN LIMESTONE WITH STRIKE OF N 20 W, DIP 50 - 70 SW.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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