Gold Hill Copper

The Gold Hill Copper is a copper mine located in San Bernardino county, California.

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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

Name: Gold Hill Copper  

State:  California

County:  San Bernardino

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 34.31722, -114.55194

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Gold Hill Copper MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Gold Hill Copper


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: San Bernardino


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1939
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^5.45 % Cu, .425 Oz Au, 54 Cents Ag/Ton


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


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

Analytical Data: 2 - 5 % CU, TRACES OF GOLD AND SILVER


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEINS 1 1/2 - 4 FT. THICK

Comment (Workings): 80 FT. VERTICAL SHAFT, CROSSCUTS DRIVEN NORTH 15 FT. ON THE 36 FT. LEVEL, AND SOUTH 50 FT. AT 80 FT. LEVEL. VEIN 4 - 6 FT. THICK WAS ENCOUNTERED AT 26 FT. LEVEL, OPEN-CUT 50 FT. WEST OF SHAFT EXPOSED 1 1/2 FT. VEIN.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: VEINS ASSOCIATED WITH DIORITE DIKES WHICH INTRUDE THE SCHIST. ONE SET OF DIKES STRIKE NE, THE OTHER NW.


References

Reference (Production): WRIGHT, L. A., 1953 , P. 63 - 64 (SEE REF.)

Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, L. A., ETAL, 1953 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 49 , NO. 1 & 2 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 63 - 64


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