Lone Wolf Complex

The Lone Wolf Complex is a copper mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 2,569 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

Name: Lone Wolf Complex  

State:  California

County:  San Bernardino

Elevation: 2,569 Feet (783 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 35.72278, -117.47111

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Lone Wolf Complex MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lone Wolf Complex


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Iron
Tertiary: Sulfur
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silica


Location

State: California
County: San Bernardino
District: Argus


Land Status

Land ownership: Military Reservation
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Naval Weapons Center
Home Office: China Lake, Ca.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1938
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: PINCH & SWELL, TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Clay
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): THIS SERIES OF WORKINGS EXPLORES A MINERALIZED QUARTZ-RICH SHEAR ZONE: IN HORNBLEND DIORITE HOST ROCK. PRESENT IN THE QUARTZ WAS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF AZURITE AND MALACHITE WITH MINOR LIMONITE AND PYRITE. GOLD AND SILVER MAY BE PRESENT. ADIT #1 INTERSECTS THE MAIN SHAFT VIA A RAISE AND STOPING AREA. THE STOPE AND RAISE PRODUCED APPROX. 108 CUBIC YARDS OF MATERIAL. WITH AN AVERAGE OF 60% DILUTION BY HOST ROCK, ACTUAL RE MATERIAL REMOVED IS APPROX. 43 CUBIC YARDS. ADIT #2 WAS DRIVEN 40' TO EXPLORE FOR CONTINUATION OF SHEAR ZONE. A 1 FOOT QUARTZ VEIN WAS INTERSECTED AT 371/2. IT'S STRIKE OF N 45 E INDICATES IT IS A SEPARATE VEIN OR A POSSIBLE OFF SHOOT. ADIT #3 WAS DRIVEN TO THE NORTH AND ACROSS A SMALL STREAM CHANNEL OR WASH. IT INTERSECTED A SHEAR ZONE WITH SIMILAR ATTITUDES TO THE MAIN COMPLEX. THE SHEAR ZONE RANGES FROM 6"TO 2.5 THICK. A 21' WINZE WAS DRIVEN TO EXPLORE DOWN DIP EXTENSION OF VEIN. VEIN MATERIAL WAS MAINLY QUARTZ WITH LIMONITE. ORE FROM THIS MINE COMPLEX WAS HAULED

Comment (Deposit): TO A NOW-ABANDONED MILL SITE 0.3 MILES TO THE SOUTH. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV

Comment (Commodity): GOLD AND SILVER PRESENCE SPECULATIVE UNTIL ASSAY RESULTS RECEIVED

Comment (Workings): STOPED AREA BELOW GLORY HOLE CAVED-IT IS 54'LONG ON THE SURFACE, APPROX 9' WIDE AVERAGE. ONE OPENING FROM UNDERGROUND STOPE IS 2' HIGH BY3' WIDE AND FULL OF MUCK. TOTAL VOLUME REMOVED IS UNCERTAIN. CAVED SHAFT TO NORTH WAS PROBABLE ACCESS.


References

Reference (Deposit): W.F. DURBIN, G. HOBSON, C. RODGERS - MAPPING & SAMPLING DONE 4-15 AND 4-19-1983

Reference (Deposit): CLAIM NOTICE FOUND AT SITE


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