The St. John is a copper mine located in Riverside county, California at an elevation of 1,499 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: 1,499 Feet (457 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 33.78222, -114.89139
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St. John MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: St. John
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Riverside
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
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
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): SOME SORTED ORE SHIPPED, HIGH GRADE ORE CARRYING 40 % CU
Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT SUNK TO DEPTH OF 75 FT.
References
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B. AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1929 : LOS ANGELES FIELD DIV.; 25TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. DIV. OF MINES, P. 471
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B. AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1945 ; MINERAL RESOURCES, RIVERSIDE COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 41 , NO. 3 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 126 .
Reference (Production): TUCKER, W.B., 1929 , P. 471
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