| Deposit ID | 10237254 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W017810 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0060710226 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Vulcan Mine - Burro Prospect |
| Related records | 10110527 |
| Point of reference | Trench |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.56663, 34.92362 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1183 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Bernardino(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Fountain Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Amboy(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Needles(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Mojave(hydrologic unit)
Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)
California(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Mojave National Preserve(National Preserve)
National Preserve NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | San Bernardino |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Bernardino | 010 N | 013 E | 25 | NESESW | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Trench (1) | -115.56663, 34.92362 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0060710226 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W017810 | MAS references MRDS |
BAIN, H. F., 1945, IRON AND STEEL, IN DOLBEAR, S.H.,
ECONOMIC MINERAL RESOURCES AND PRODUCTION OF CALIFORNIA -
A SURVEY WITH REFERENCE TO POSTWAR EMPLOYMENT: CALIFORNIA
DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 130, P. 155-165.
CLOUDMAN, H. C., HUGUENIN, EMILE, AND MERRILL, F. J. H.,
1919, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, IN MINES AND MINERAL
RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA (1915-1916): CALIFORNIA STATE
COAST IRON INDUSTRY: CORPS OF ENGINEERSS, U.S. ARMY, WAR
PART VI, P. 820-821.
DAVIS, L. E., BRANER, G. C., MATSON, E. J., MULL, J. B., AND
ASHIZAWA, R. Y., 1959, THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF CALIFORNIA:
IN U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MINERAL YEARBOOK 1957, V. II,
P. 235.
HAZZARD, J. C., 1954, ROCKS AND STRUCTURE OF THE NORTHERN
PROVIDENCE MOUNTAINS, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA,
IN JAHNS, R. H., ED., GEOLOGY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:
CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 170, CHAPTER 4,
P. 27-35, MAP SHEETS.
HEWETT, D. F., CALAGHAN, EUGENE, MOORE, B. N. NOLAN,
T. B., RUBEY, W. W., AND SCHALLER, W. T., 1936, MINERAL
RESOURCES OF THE REGION AROUND BOULDER DAM: U.S.
GELOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 871, P. 79.
HODGE, E. T., 1935, AVAILABLE RAW MATERIALS FOR THE PACIFIC
COAST IRON INUDSTRY: CORPS OF ENGINERS, U. S. ARMY, WAR
DEPARTMENT, VL. 3, NORTH PACIFIC DIVISION, APPENDIX E-5,
P. 10-13.
JONES, C. C., 1909, AN IRON DEPOSIT IN THE CALIFORNIA
DESERT REGION: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, V. 87,
P. 785-788.
JONES, C. C., 1916, THE PACIFIC COAST IRON SITUATION - THE
IRON ORES OF CALIFORNIA AND POSSIBILITIES OF SMELTING:
TRANS. AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING ENGINEERS, V. 53,
P. 306-323.
LAMEY, C. A., 1948, VULCAN IRON-ORE DEPOSIT, SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN
129, PART F, P. 87-95.
MINING WORLD, 1943, KAISER IRON AND STEEL: JULY, P. 3-6.
MOORE, LYMAN, 1971, ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF CALIFORNIA-NEVADA
IRON RESOURCES AND IRON ORE MARKETS: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES
INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8511, P. 79-81.
MOYLE, P. R., AND OTHERS, 1986, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE
PROVIDENCE MOUNTAINS STUDY AREA, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY,
CALIFORNIA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT
MLA 47-86, APPENDIX B, NO. 128, P. 294.
RAMSAY, G. D., 1944, THE FONTANA STEEL PLANT AND ITS RAW
MATERIALS SUPPLY: MINING AND METALLURGY, V. 25, SEPT.,
P. 423-426.
SCOTT, H. S., AND WILSON, R. L., 1980, KAISER STEEL
CORPORATION MINERAL PROPERTIES IN THE CALIFORNIA DESERT
CONSERVATION AREA, IN FIFE, D. L., AND BROWN, A. R., EDS.,
GEOLOGY AND MINERAL WEALTH OF THE CALIFORNIA DESERT
(DIBBLEE VOLUME): SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, SOUTH COAST
GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, P. 148.
SEVERY, C. L., 1948, MINING METHODS AT THE VULCAN IRON MINE,
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES
INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7437, 11 P.
THOMPSON, D. F., 1929, THE MOJAVE DESERT REGION: A
GEOGRAPHIC, GEOLOGIC, AND HYDROLOGIC RECONNAISSANCE:
679.
TUCKER, W. B., 1924, LOS ANGELES FIELD DIVISION: CALIFORNIA
STATE MINING BUREAU, REPORT XX OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST,
NO. 1, P. 43.
TUCKER, W. B., AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1930, LOS ANGELES FIELD
DIVISION, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF
OF MINES, REPORT XXVI OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, NO. 3,
P. 264.
TUCKER, W. B., AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1931, LOS ANGELES FIELD
DIVISION, SN BERNARDINO COUNTY: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF
MINES, REPORT XXVII OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, NO. 3,
P. 336-337.
TUCKER, W. B., AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1943, MINERAL RESOURCES
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND
GEOLOGY, V. 39, NO. 4, P. 135-136, 473.
WRIGHT, L. A., STEWART, R. M., GAY, T. E., JR., AND
HAZENBUSH, G. C., 1953, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF
MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 49, NOS. 1 AND 2, P. 88, 99-100,
AND TABLES P. 69-70.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 31-MAR-1991 | Moyle, Phillip R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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