The Mitchell is a mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 4,400 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: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 34.94306, -115.53278
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Mitchell MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mitchell
Commodity
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SHALLOW OPEN CROSS-CUTS, 150 FT. BELOW SURFACE OUTCROP, A CROSS-CUT ADIT WAS DRIVEN 250 FT. WEST.
Comment (Production): 250 TONS OF 15 % PB ORE REPORTED ON DUMP, SILVER CONTENT ABOUT 5 OZ/TON.
Comment (Location): UTM EST. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :UNDETERMINED
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: COUNTY ROCK IS LIMESTONE FROM THE BIRDS SPRING FORMATION, COMPRISING THIN TO THICK BEDDED GRAY LIMESTONE WHICH FORMS A LONG RIDGE TO THE NORTH. WEST SIDE OF LIMESTONE BELT IS A RIDGE OF TERTIARY AGE DACITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NO. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 651 - 652
Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, L. A., ETAL, 1953 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 49 , NO. 1 & 2 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 110
Reference (Production): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , P. 653 (SEE REF.)
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1943 , MINERAL RESOURCES, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 39 , NO. 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 485
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