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Old Pete

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10103389
MRDS ID M023722
Record type Site
Current site name Old Pete
Alternate or previous names Yim-Wheelock
Related records 10261350

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.15168, 34.68113 (WGS84)
Elevation 634
Relative position 3 MI. S. LUDLOW AT RAGTOWN SITE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ludlow(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Newberry Springs(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Bernardino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 007N 008E 28,33 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM ACC SW 1/4 NE 1/4 SW 1/4 28, NE 1/4 SE 1/4 33

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Copper Secondary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Partially Oxidized

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.15168, 34.68113
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N
    Dip 30E
    Thickness 15.24M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1932

Mining district

District name Stedman

Production statistics

  • Year 1940
    Period 1932-1940
    Material AU ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^Avg. 0.81 Oz. Au/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 23g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • A SMALL AMOUNT OF ORE WAS PRODUCED IN 1940.

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUT 50 FT. LONG, 30 FT. WIDE AND 40 FT. DEEP. 100 FT. ADIT DRIVEN WEST. 60 FT. ADIT SOUTH

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 3, P. 117

  • Deposit

    GOODWIN, J.G., 1957, LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53, NOS. 3 & 4, P. 656-657

  • Deposit

    WRIGHT, L.A., AND OTHERS, 1953, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIF. TABULATED LIST: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 49, NOS. 1 & 2, P. 50-51

  • Production

    SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO. (1964) GOODWIN (1957) WRIGHT (1953)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BRECCIA ZONE, 30-50 FT. THICK AND 600 FT. LONG.
Deposit 3 CLAIMS TOTALING 60 ACRES ; 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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