The Mohawk is a lead and silver mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 4,501 feet.
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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
Elevation: 4,501 Feet (1,372 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 35.4825, -115.60944
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Mohawk MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mohawk
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1951
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^12 % Pb, 4.92 Oz Ag, 0.50 % Cu, Minor Gold
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
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Copper
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SERIES OF PARALLEL FISSURES LIE NEAR IRREGULAR CONTACT BETWEEN LIMESTONE AND QUARTZ MONZONITE. STRIKE IS GENERALLY EASTWARD, DIP ABOUT 40 DEG. SOUTHWARD. ORE IS SOFT, EARTHY AND ASSOCIATED WITH SOFT IRON AND MANGANESE OXIDES.
Comment (Production): RECORDED PRODUCTION 1918 - 1952 , INTERMITTENT. RATIO OF PB - ZN, ABOUT 2 TO 1 DURING EARLY YEARS OF PRODUCTION; OPERATORS REPORT AVG. GRADE TO BE 10 % PB, 3 % ZN AND 7 - 8 OZ. AG
Comment (Workings): THREE TUNNELS AT DIFFERENT LEVELS DRIVEN NORTHWARD INTO MOHAWK HILL, WORKINGS INCLUDE WINZES, RAISES, TUNNELS, DRIFTS AND STOPES, OVER 2500 FT.
References
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NO. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 652
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. 485 - 486
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. 110 - 111
Reference (Production): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 AND WRIGHT, L. A., 1953
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