The Chief of the Hills Group is a tin mine located in Riverside county, California at an elevation of 1,801 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: 1,801 Feet (549 Meters)
Commodity: Tin
Lat, Long: 33.67167, -117.29194
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Chief of the Hills Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Chief of the Hills Group
Commodity
Primary: Tin
Location
State: California
County: Riverside
Land Status
Not available
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: REPORTED ASSAYS 0.30 , 2.21 AND 7.0 PERCENT TIN.
Materials
Gangue: Tourmaline
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN SECTION 3 AND NE 1/4 SECTION 4 , UTM APPROX
Comment (Deposit): A BELT OF SLATE, SCHIST, AND FELSITES FORMING A LENSE WITHIN GRANITE. 5 DIKES CUT THE BELT. WITHIN THE DIKES, FINE-GRAINED GRANITE IS REPLACED BY CRYPTOCRYSTALLINE TOURMALINE, REDDISH-BROWN CRYSTALS LINING CAVITITES IN THE TOURMALINE CONTAIN SN.
Comment (Workings): SHAFT SUNK 100 FT ON THE DIKES. AT BOTTOM CROSSCUT DRIVEN 20 FT EAST AND 10 FT WEST.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: COUNTRY ROCK IS TRIASSIC SANTA ANA (BEDFORD CANYON) SLATE, QUARTZITE AND METACONGLOMERATE. BEDS STRIKE N. 5 TO 20 W., DIP 80 E. COMB QUARTZ VEINS 2 TO 3 INCHES WIDE ON EDGE OF METACONGLOMERATE BODY, MUCH DISCOLORATION BY IRON, MANGANESE (?) OXIDES. TIN REPORTED TO OCCUR AS REDDISH BROWN CRYSTALS LINING CAVITIES IN MINUTELY CRYSTALLINE TOURMALINE ASSOCIATED WITH 5 FINE-GRAINED GRANITIC DIKES. 5 VEINS STRIKE N 30 W, DIP 80 E.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. M. AND G., VOL. 41 , NO. 3 , 1945 , P. 152
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 146 , 1959 , P. 126
Reference (Deposit): STATE MINERALOGISTS REPT. XXV, P. 496
Reference (Deposit): SAMPSON, R.J., AND TUCKER, W.B., 1945, MINERAL RESOURCES OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY; CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 41, NO. 3, P. 152.
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