The Cucamonga Zinc is a mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 7,001 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 34.22861, -116.19750
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Cucamonga Zinc MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cucamonga Zinc
Secondary: Blew Jordam
Commodity
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Marmatite
Ore: Greenockite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): CHANNEL SAMPLES TAKEN THROUGH WIDTHS OF 5 - 6 FT. HAVE ASSAYED 3.2 - 13.1 % ZN, FROM A TRACE TO 3.6 % PB, .3 - 6.65 OZ AG PER TON.
Comment (Deposit): CONTACT DEPOSIT IN 30 FT. TACTITE ZONE OF GARNET - EPIDOTE ROCK
Comment (Workings): OPEN CUTS AND TRENCHES, ONE ADIT AT SOUTH END.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: LIMESTONE STRIKES NORTHWARD, DIPS STEEPLY EASTWARD.
References
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY; VOL. 53 , NOS. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 626
Reference (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. 480
Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, L. A., ETAL, 1953 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 49 , NOS. 1 & 2 ; DIV OF MINES, P. 106
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