The Renton Vein is a lead mine located in Los Angeles county, California.
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Mine Info
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Renton Vein MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Renton Vein
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: California
County: Los Angeles
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
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION REPORTED; AN ORE SHOOT 130 FT. LONG AVG. 6 FT. THICK WAS DEVELOPED.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN 4 - 18 FT.
Comment (Workings): 4 LEVELS, 100 FT. APART VERTICALLY, LONGEST ADIT IS A 400 FT. CROSSCUT AT LOWEST LEVEL, WITH 150 FT. OF DRIFT ON VEIN. A FIFTH ADIT COMPRISES 630 FT. OF DRIFTING ON PARALLEL VEINS.
References
Reference (Deposit): GAY, T. E. JR. AND HOFFMAN, S. R.; 1954 ; MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 50 , NOS. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 503 , 636
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