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Cedar Hill

Past Producer in Tulare county in California, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Copper, 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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034224
MRDS ID M020957
Record type Site
Current site name Cedar Hill
Related records 10214139

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.63676, 36.23302 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tulare(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Camp Wishon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Three Rivers(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fresno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Tule(hydrologic unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic accounting unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Sequoia National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Tulare

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 019S 031E 29 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sphalerite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Chloritization, Sericitization

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.63676, 36.23302
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: MINERALIZATION REPLACED LIMESTONE BEDS INTERCALATED WITH CHLORITE-SERICITE SCHISTS AND BLACK SLATES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Camp Wishon

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • SMALL SHIPMENT RECOVERED 51.4 % PB, 81 OZ AG/TON AND SOME COPPER

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 18.29M
    Overall depth 3.05M

Comments on the workings information

  • 10 FT. SHAFT AND 50 FT. ADIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ERIC, J.H., 1948 : COPPER IN CALIFORNIA BULL. 144 : DIV. OF MINES, P. 352

  • Deposit

    GOODWIN, J.G., 1957 ; LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NOS 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 708

  • Deposit

    GOODWIN, J.G., 1958 ; MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF TULARE COUNTY, CA.; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 54 , NO. 3 , DIV. OF MINES, P. 457

  • Production

    GOODWIN, J.G., 1957

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ALL PROSPECTS IN THE CAMP WISHON DISTRICT ARE INACCESSIBLE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1979 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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