The Owens is a gold and copper mine located in San Diego county, California.
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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
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Owens MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Owens
Secondary: Old Owens
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: California
County: San Diego
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: M
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Lower California
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 2 1/4 - 3 1/4 OZ AU/TON
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): 275 FT. SHAFT AND APPENDED ADITS DEVELOPED ON THE OWENS LEDGE, DRIFTS EXTENDED WEST-NORTHWEST AND EAST-SOUTHEAST ON THE 100 , 200 AND 275 FT. LEVEL, RANGED IN LENGTH FROM 300 - 460 FT. RED LEDGE WAS DISCOVERED AND WORKED IN 1880'S ON THE 200 FT. LEVEL, SHAFT WAS EXTENDED DOWN TO 325 FT.. TOTAL LENGTH OF THE LEVEL WORKINGS IS ABOUT 1,500 FT. WORKINGS ARE NOW CAVED.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: JULIAN SCHIST
Comment (Commodity): PYRITE COMMON IN WALL ROCKS
Comment (Production): VALUE OF TOTAL PRODUCTION THRU 1910 IS ESTIMATED AT $300,000
Comment (Deposit): TWO PARALLEL VEINS. OWENS LEDGE REPORTED TO CROP OUT 20 FT. S - SW OF RED LEDGE LODE
References
Reference (Deposit): ERIC, J.H., 1948 ; COPPER IN CALIFORNIA BULL. 144 : DIV. OF MINES, P. 320
Reference (Deposit): WEBER, F.H., JR., 1963 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA; COUNTY REPORT 3 , CALIF. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, P. 131 - 132
Reference (Production): WEBER, F.H., JR., 1963
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