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Denver Group

Occurrence in Los Angeles county in California, United States with commodities Copper, Lead, Zinc, Cobalt, Antimony, Nickel
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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. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067590
MRDS ID W000375
Record type Site
Current site name Denver Group
Alternate or previous names Denver, Chance, Fenner, Indicator, Red Ledge, Pacoima Canyon, Ore Hill Group.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.32757, 34.3639 (WGS84)
Elevation 792
Relative position PACOIMA CANYON, 8 MILES NE OF SAN FERNANDO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Los Angeles(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sunland(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Los Angeles(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Los Angeles(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Los Angeles(hydrologic unit)

Ventura-San Gabriel Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Angeles 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 Los Angeles

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 003N 014W 10,11 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Cobalt Critical Tertiary
Antimony Critical Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.32757, 34.3639
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR SHOOTS
    Strike N 80 E
    Dip 60 - 80 S
    Thickness 1.22M
    Width 15.24M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: COMPLEXLY MINERALIZED BODIES OF CU-PB-ZN-CO-SB ON PARALLEL QUARTZ VEINS IN SCHIST

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Gleason Mtn. (?)

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • NO KNOWN COPPER PRODUCTION; MINE OWNED BY DENVER MINING AND MILLING CO., LOS ANGELES, CALIF.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES UNKNOWN; STUDY NEEDED.

Comments on the workings information

  • NUMBER OF SHALLOW SHAFTS AND TUNNELS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GAY, T. C. JR. AND HOFFMAN, S. R., 1954 ; MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 50 NOS. 3 & 4 : DIV. OF MINES, P. 636 .

  • Deposit

    SAMPSON, R. J., 1937 : MINERAL RESOURCES OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 33 , NO. 3 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 176 , 198

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W. B., 1920 ; LOS ANGELES COUNTY: 17TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 318

  • Reserve-Resource

    UNPUBLISHED CO REPORT

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 - 4 FT. VEINS, RED LEDGE VEIN IS IN PLACES 20 - 50 FT. WIDE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1972 Coury, Anny B. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1979 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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