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Mohawk Group

Past Producer in San Bernardino county in California, United States with commodities Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper, Iron
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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 10102992
MRDS ID M020761
MAS/MILS ID 0060710266
Record type Site
Current site name Mohawk Group
Alternate or previous names Fremont, Nigger Mountain Mine, Mohawk Zinc

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Geographic coordinates: Elevation UTM Precision Relative position Point location
-116.85086, 34.33392 (WGS84) 2027 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF BIG BEAR LAKE
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Ore Body -116.85086, 34.33391 (WGS84) 1859 10

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Big Bear City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Big Bear Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Bernardino(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

San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 003N 001E 22,23,27 California
San Bernardino 003 N 001 E 23 SWNENW California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM ACC - location modified to match 10140753.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Tertiary
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Analytical data

Result ZN 18 %, PB 4.5 %, FE 30

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.85086, 34.33392
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Ore Body (2) -116.85086, 34.33391
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Strike N 34 E
    Dip 75 E
    Thickness 4.57M
    Length 304.8M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Black Hawk

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name San Bernadino National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • 80 Tons Of Ore Reported To Have Yield Assayed At 22 % Pb, 7 % Zn And 20 Oz Ag/Ton.

Comments on the workings information

  • Lower Tunnel Driven N 35 W For 133 Ft. As Crosscut, Then SW 120 Ft. On Vein. Upper Tunnel 300 Ft. Above Lower Tunnel Is Driven West 180 Ft. 700 Ft. Of Crosscuts And Drifts On Lower Tunnel.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Tucker, W. B. And Sampson, R. J., 1943 , Strategic Minerals, Los Angeles County; Calif. Jour. Mines And Geology, Vol. 39 , No. 1 ; Div. Of Mines, P. 69

  • Deposit

    Wright, L. A., Et Al, 1953 , Mines And Mineral Deposits, San Bernardino County; Calif. Jour. Mines And Geology, Vol. 49 , No. 1 and 2 ; Div. Of Mines, P. 111

  • Deposit

    Calif. Jour. Mines And Geology, Vol. 53, 1957, P. 654.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Deposit Is An Iron Gossan On Contact Between Granite And Dolomitic Limestone.
Deposit Comprised Of 200 Acres.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-78 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 31-MAR-91 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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