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Silver King

Past Producer in Los Angeles county in California, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Manganese, 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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10103014
MRDS ID M021029
Record type Site
Current site name Silver King
Related records 10260612

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.39091, 34.52001 (WGS84)
Relative position TEXAS CANYON, 12 MILES NE OF SAUGUS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Los Angeles(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Green Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lancaster(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Los Angeles(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Santa Clara(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 005N 014W 18 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary
Manganese Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • IRON AND MANGANESE OXIDE STAINS.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Silver Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result REPORTED TO CARRY 10 - 30 OZ AG / TON

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.39091, 34.52001
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike EAST
    Dip NORTH
    Thickness 0.61M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Sheared Zone

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: FORMATION PART OF VASQUEZ SERIES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION UNDETERMINED

Comments on the workings information

  • GLORY HOLE AND TWO TUNNELS, 100 AND 250 FT. LONG AND SHALLOW WORKINGS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GAY, T. E. 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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1979 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative California resources

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