The Denver Group is a mine located in Los Angeles county, California at an elevation of 2,598 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: 2,598 Feet (792 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 34.36389, -118.32667
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Denver Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Denver Group
Secondary: Denver
Secondary: Chance
Secondary: Fenner
Secondary: Indicator
Secondary: Red Ledge
Secondary: Pacoima Canyon
Secondary: Ore Hill Group.
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Cobalt
Tertiary: Nickel
Tertiary: Antimony
Location
State: California
County: Los Angeles
District: Gleason Mtn. (?)
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Los Angeles Ranges
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR SHOOTS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: COMPLEXLY MINERALIZED BODIES OF CU-PB-ZN-CO-SB ON PARALLEL QUARTZ VEINS IN SCHIST
Comment (Reserve-Resource): RESERVES UNKNOWN; STUDY NEEDED.
Comment (Production): NO KNOWN COPPER PRODUCTION; MINE OWNED BY DENVER MINING AND MILLING CO., LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
Comment (Deposit): 2 - 4 FT. VEINS, RED LEDGE VEIN IS IN PLACES 20 - 50 FT. WIDE.
Comment (Workings): NUMBER OF SHALLOW SHAFTS AND TUNNELS
References
Reference (Deposit): GAY, T. C. JR. AND HOFFMAN, S. R., 1954 ; MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 50 NOS. 3 & 4 : DIV. OF MINES, P. 636 .
Reference (Deposit): SAMPSON, R. J., 1937 : MINERAL RESOURCES OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 33 , NO. 3 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 176 , 198
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., 1920 ; LOS ANGELES COUNTY: 17TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 318
Reference (Reserve-Resource): UNPUBLISHED CO REPORT
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