The Desert Center Claim is a gold and silver mine located in Riverside county, California.
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Mine Info
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Desert Center Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Desert Center Claim
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: California
County: Riverside
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
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): SMALL RECORDED PRODUCTION OF GOLD-SILVER, BASE METAL RECOVERY NOT REPORTED.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN IS ADJACENT TO A BASIC DIKE
Comment (Workings): 75 FT. CROSSCUT TUNNEL WITH A 20 FT. DRIFT, ALSO A 25 FT. SHAFT.
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. 602
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. 148
Reference (Production): GOODWIN, J.G., 1957 , P. 602
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