The Emerson is a gold and silver mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 3,251 feet.
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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
Elevation: 3,251 Feet (991 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 34.42639, -116.44556
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Emerson MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Emerson
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
District: Dry Lake
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): A SMALL AMOUNT OF ORE PRODUCED IN 1918 HAD A SMELTER RECOVERY OF 30.90 OZ/TON AG, 16.20% PB AND 0.81% CU.
Comment (Deposit): 7 PARALLEL VEINS 2-4 FT. THICK
Comment (Workings): 70 DEGREE INCLINE, 412 FT. DEEP. 2000 FT. OF DRIFTS AND A TUNNEL. DISMANTLED MILL ON SW EDGE OF EMERSON DRY LAKE
Comment (Deposit): 10 GOLD-SILVER CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957, LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53, NOS. 3 & 4, P. 629-630
Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, L. A., AND OTHERS, 1953, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, TABULATED LIST: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 49, NOS. 1 & 2, P. 34
Reference (Production): GOODWIN (1957) WRIGHT (1953)
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