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Vulcan

Past Producer in San Bernardino county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, 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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10035713
MRDS ID M023598
Record type Site
Current site name Vulcan
Alternate or previous names Mcclintock
Related records 10116147

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.38166, 34.52975 (WGS84)
Elevation 421
Relative position 1.8 MI. WSW SKELETON PASS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cadiz Summit(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Amboy(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Needles(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Southern Mojave(hydrologic unit)

Southern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern Mojave-Salton Sea(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CA)

Bureau of Land Management CA BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Bernardino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 005N 015E 11 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM ACC SW 1/4 SE 1/4 SW 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result COPPER VEIN CARRIES 2-3% CU AND $6.00 IN AU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.38166, 34.52975
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N10E
    Dip 80E
    Thickness 3.66M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1898

Production statistics

  • Year 1942
    Period 1935-1942
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^Avg. Tenor Of 1.14 Oz Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 32.19g
  • Year 1942
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^Smelter Recov. Reportedly Avg. 0.345 Oz. Au/Ton, 0.12 Oz. Ag/Ton And 0.21% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Ore Copper Copper 0wt-pct
    Ore Silver Silver 3g/mt
    Major Ore Gold Gold 195g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • SPORATICALLY ACTIVE SINCE 1898. PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY 1935-37 AND 1941-42. NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND.

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 SHAFTS, 500 FT. AND 175 FT. IN DEPTH. MOST DEVELOPMENT ON 50 FT., 100 FT., 150 FT. AND 175 FT. LEVELS. VEINS EXPLORED FOR LENGTH OF 435 FT. STOPED TO SURFACE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 3, P.113

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W.B. AND SAMPSON, R.J, 1943, MINERAL RESOURCES, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V.39, NO.4, P.465

  • Production

    SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY (1964) TUCKER & SAMPSON (1943)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 PARALLEL VEINS, ONE 8-12 FT. THICK AND ONE 6-12 FT THICK. ONE MINED MOSTLY FOR GOLD, OTHER FOR COPPER IN HANGING WALL OF GOLD VEIN IS THE COPPER VEIN. HAVE LIMESTONE HANGING WALL, QUARTZ DIORITE FOOTWALL.
Deposit 6 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

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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