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Ozark

Past Producer in San Bernardino county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Copper
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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. Alteration
  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. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10035604
MRDS ID M023455
Record type Site
Current site name Ozark
Alternate or previous names The Big Ten
Related records 10115757

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.30366, 34.63334 (WGS84)
Elevation 1024
Relative position 0.4 MI. E SPARKHULE MTN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Helendale(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Victorville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Bernardino(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mojave(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Bernardino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 006N 004W 03 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM ACC. SW 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Secondary

Alteration

  • (Local) Mineralized Material Thouroughly Oxidized To A Depth Of 50-60 Ft.

Analytical data

Result REPORTED THAT VEIN CARRIES $60/TON IN GOLD

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.30366, 34.63334
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N35E
    Dip 90
    Thickness 30.48M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Oro Grande

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND

Comments on the workings information

  • 90 FT. SHAFT WITH LEVEL WORKINGS AT 50 AND 90 FT. OPEN CUTS & SHALLOW HOLES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WRIGHT, L.A., AND OTHERS, 1953, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 49, NOS. 1&2, P. 52

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W.B. AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1931, GOLD-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 27, P. 278, 309

  • Deposit

    ERIC, J.H., 1944, COPPER IN CALIFORNIA: CALIF. DIV. MINES & GEOLOGY BULL. 144, P. 314

  • Deposit

    BOWEN, O.E., 1954, GEOLOGY & MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE BARSTOW QUADRANGLE, SAN BERNARDINO CO., CALIF: CALIF. DIV. MINES & GEOLOGY BULL. 165, P. 128

  • Production

    BOWEN (1954)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 5 CLAIMS. LAST PERIOD OF ACTIVITY IN 1940 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit STRINGERS IN 100 FT. THICK ZONE. FILLING IS TALC, QUARTZ AND ALTERED WALL ROCK. THEY APPEAR TO FOLLOW NATURAL JOINTS IN THE ROCK. CROSS JOINTS ALSO FILLED W/ MATERIAL AND THE TWO SYSTEMS FORM NUMEROUS INTERSECTIONS, WHICH, IT IS REPORTED, ARE MINERALIZED FOR THE FULL WIDTH OF THE FORMATION. STRINGERS NOT MORE THAN 6 IN. THICK. TO A DEPTH OF 60 FT. GOLD IS FREE. BELOW THIS, SULFIDES ENCOUNTERED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1979 Nelson, Scott C. (Albers, John, P.) U.S. Geological Survey

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