Renton Vein

The Renton Vein is a lead mine located in Los Angeles county, California.

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

Name: Renton Vein  

State:  California

County:  Los Angeles

Elevation:

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 33.32417, -118.30833

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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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