The Lost Lead is a gold mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 3,950 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: 3,950 Feet (1,204 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 35.38361, -115.83194
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Lost Lead MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lost Lead
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
District: Halloran Springs
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
Analytical Data: ASSAYED AT 40-FT. LEVEL AT $24/TON IN GOLD. SAMPLE TAKEN FROM 6-INCH STREAK ON THE FOOTWALL OF VEIN ASSAYS $50/TON IN GOLD.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): 42 FT. INCLINE, SEVERAL SHAFTS
Comment (Deposit): 15 CLAIMS. PROBABLY PART OF TELEGRAPH MINE HOLDINGS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): UTM EST. NE 1/4 SW 1/4 9
Comment (Deposit): PARALLEL VEINS, 1-6 FT. THICK. ANOTHER EPIDOTE DIKE, STRIKE N50E, DIP 30 SE, 1 FT. THICK. HANGING WALL OF VEIN IS THE DIKE, GRANITE FOOTWALL.
References
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B. AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1931, GOLD-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 27, P. 328
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