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Yaeger

Occurrence in Orange county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, 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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034304
MRDS ID M021060
Record type Site
Current site name Yaeger
Related records 10115673, 10261203

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.48504, 33.68253 (WGS84)
Elevation 914
Relative position HEAD OF TRABUCO CYN., 17 MILES EAST OF EL TORO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Orange(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Alberhill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Santa Ana(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Santa Ana(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Aliso-San Onofre(hydrologic unit)

Laguna-San Diego Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Cleveland 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 Orange

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 006S 006W 02,03 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Silver Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result $7 - 20/TON IN AU AND AG.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 30 W
    Dip 60 NE
    Thickness 3.05M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Faults

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • OVER 3000 FT. OF ADITS. MAIN ADIT IS 1800 FT., DRIVER S 60 W, SIX OTHER ADITS HAVE LENGTHS VARYING FROM 65 - 550 FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOODWIN, J. G., LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NOS. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 587

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W. B., 1925 : LOS ANGELES FIELD DIV.; 21ST REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 62 .

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 4 VEINS 1 - 10 FT.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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