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Wilhunt Mines

Past Producer in Orange county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10261357
MRDS ID M021059
MAS/MILS ID 0060590031
Record type Site
Current site name Wilhunt Mines
Alternate or previous names Wilhunt Lead-Silver, Morrow Group, Wilhunt Lead-Silver Mines
Related records 10034303

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -117.59508, 33.70363 (WGS84)
Elevation 792
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Orange(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Santiago Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Santa Ana(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Santa Ana(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Santa Ana(hydrologic unit)

Santa Ana(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Cleveland 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 Orange

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 005 S 007 W 27 SE California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
Lead Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -117.59508, 33.70363
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. STATE MINING BUR. REPORT 13, 1896, P. 516.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. STATE MINING BUR. REPORT 21, 1925, P. 64.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 43, 1947, P. 124-125.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 53, 1957, NO. 164, P. 587.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 30-JAN-91 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative California resources

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