The Vulcan is a gold mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 1,381 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: 1,381 Feet (421 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 34.52972, -115.38083
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Vulcan MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Vulcan
Secondary: Mcclintock
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1942
Time Period: 1935-1942
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Avg. Tenor Of 1.14 Oz Au
Year: 1942
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^Smelter Recov. Reportedly Avg. 0.345 Oz. Au/Ton, 0.12 Oz. Ag/Ton And 0.21% Cu
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1898
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
Analytical Data: COPPER VEIN CARRIES 2-3% CU AND $6.00 IN AU
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM ACC SW 1/4 SE 1/4 SW 1/4
Comment (Production): SPORATICALLY ACTIVE SINCE 1898. PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY 1935-37 AND 1941-42. NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND.
Comment (Deposit): 2 PARALLEL VEINS, ONE 8-12 FT. THICK AND ONE 6-12 FT THICK. ONE MINED MOSTLY FOR GOLD, OTHER FOR COPPER IN HANGING WALL OF GOLD VEIN IS THE COPPER VEIN. HAVE LIMESTONE HANGING WALL, QUARTZ DIORITE FOOTWALL.
Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS, 500 FT. AND 175 FT. IN DEPTH. MOST DEVELOPMENT ON 50 FT., 100 FT., 150 FT. AND 175 FT. LEVELS. VEINS EXPLORED FOR LENGTH OF 435 FT. STOPED TO SURFACE.
Comment (Deposit): 6 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 3, P.113
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B. AND SAMPSON, R.J, 1943, MINERAL RESOURCES, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V.39, NO.4, P.465
Reference (Production): SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY (1964) TUCKER & SAMPSON (1943)
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