Morris Lode

The Morris Lode is a iron mine located in San Bernardino 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: Morris Lode  

State:  California

County:  San Bernardino

Elevation:

Commodity: Iron

Lat, Long: 34.53583, -116.50417

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Morris Lode MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Morris Lode
Secondary: Van Buren Group


Commodity

Primary: Iron


Location

State: California
County: San Bernardino


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Kaiser Steel Corp.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
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

Analytical Data: AVG. 37.32 % FE


Materials

Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Hematite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Epidote


Comments

Comment (Workings): PITS AND ONE 55 FT. SHAFT

Comment (Deposit): DRILL HOLES PENETRATED ORE ZONES RANGING IN INDICATED THICKNESSES FROM 87 TO 921 FT.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): 1944-1945 MAGNETIC ANOMALY TESTED BY 9 DRILL HOLES, 8 HOLES PENETRATED INDICATED THICKNESS OF MAGNETITE FROM 87-921 FT., AVG. 37.32 % FE.


References

Reference (Deposit): MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, 1964: SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., VOL. III, P. 130

Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, L.A., ET. AL., 1953: MINERAL RESOURCES SAN BERNARDINO CO., CA: CA. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY VOL. 49, NOS. 1&2, P. 97-98.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., P. 130


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