The Corona Lead-Zinc is a lead mine located in Riverside county, California at an elevation of 2,001 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 2,001 Feet (610 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 33.82306, -117.57694
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Corona Lead-Zinc MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Corona Lead-Zinc
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: California
County: Riverside
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: Past Producer
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE FROM OPEN CUT AND TUNNEL WAS ANTIMONIAL LEAD ORE, ASSAYING 10 % PB, 14 % SB AND 40 OZ. AG/TON.
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION NOT DETERMINED
Comment (Deposit): VEIN VARIES IN WIDTH FROM 2 - 6 FT., BUT MINERALIZATION EXTENDS OVER 15 FT.
Comment (Workings): OPEN CUT 360 FT. IN LENGTH, BELOW CUT IS A CROSSCUT TUNNEL DRIVEN N 15 W FOR 92 FT. 300 FT. WEST OF TUNNEL IS ANOTHER OPEN CUT AND TWO SHORT TUNNELS.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: MARINE META-SEDIMENTS, WALL ROCKS ALSO SHOW MINERALIZATION.
References
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J.G., 1957 : LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NOS. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 601 - 602 .
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B. AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1945 : MINERAL RESOURCES, RIVERSIDE COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 41 , NO. 3 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 147 - 148 .
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