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Vontrigger

Past Producer in San Bernardino county in California, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
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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. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10102997
MRDS ID M020791
Record type Site
Current site name Vontrigger
Alternate or previous names Von Trigger, California Gold and Copper Co., Dutch Oven, Runover, Consolidated, Vontrigor.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.12999, 35.04419 (WGS84)
Relative position 8 1/2 MILES (AIRLINE) NW OF GOFFS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hackberry Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ivanpah(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Kingman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Piute Wash(hydrologic unit)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Mojave National Preserve(National Preserve)

National Preserve NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Bernardino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 011N 017E 02,10,11,15 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MALACHITE FOUND AT DEPTHS OF 100 - 140 FT., BELOW THIS PRINCIPALLY CHALCOPYRITE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Malachite Ore

Analytical data

Result 4 - 7 % CU, $1 - 2 AU/TON

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.12999, 35.04419
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 6.1M
    Length 182.88M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: BRECCIATED ZONE TREND NE APPARENTLY PARALLEL WITH PLANAR STRUCTURE OF THE SCHIST AND GNEISS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Production statistics

  • Year 1907
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^8.87 % Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 9wt-pct
  • Year 1929
    Period 1926 - 1929
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^5.03 % Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 5wt-pct
  • Year 1945
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^Less Than 3 % Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 3wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 91.44M

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 INCLINED SHAFTS RANGING IN VERTICAL DEPTHS OF 30 TO 300 FT. MEDBURRY SHAFT; 55 DEG. INCLINE TO DEPTH OF 280 FT., LEVEL WORKINGS AT VERTICAL DEPTHS OF 65 , 110 AND 200 FT., MOST ORE STOPED ABOVE 100 FT. LEVEL. GOODWIN SHAFT; DEPTH OF 300 FT., LEVELS AT 72 , 100 AND 30 FT. NE OF GOODWIN SHAFT, TWO OTHER SHAFTS WERE SUNK ON SAME OREBODY, THE TWITCHEL, DEPTH OF 96 FT. AND SCARONI, DEPTH OF 30 FT. SOME SHALLOW PITS AND OPEN CUTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W. B. AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1943 , MINERAL RESOURCES, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 39 , NO. 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 438

  • Deposit

    WRIGHT, L. A., ETAL, 1953 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 49 , NO. 1 & 2 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 68 - 69

  • Production

    WRIGHT, L. A., 1953 , P. 68 - 69

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZATION OCCURS DISCONTINUOUSLY ALONG SLIGHTLY BRECCIATED ZONES. GOODWIN VEIN STRIKES N 45 E, DIPS 85 NW, THICKNESS 6 - 20 FT, MEDBERRY VEIN IS 485 FT. NW OF GOODWIN, IT STRIKES N 25 E, DIPS 55 NW, THICKNESS 8 - 20 FT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1978 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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