The Providence is a lead and silver mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 5,121 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: 5,121 Feet (1,561 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 34.91472, -115.53861
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Providence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Providence
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
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: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM EST. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :UNDETERMINED
Comment (Production): SHIPMENT OF ORE IN 1918 CONTAINED, 10.25 % PB, 0.69 % CU AND 37.10 OZ AG/TON.
Comment (Workings): SHAFT SUNK 300 FT., SOME DRIFTING ON 100 AND 200 FT. LEVELS 65 FT. BELOW COLLAR OF SHAFT A TUNNEL WAS DRIVEN EAST 200 FT. AND CONNECTED WITH THE SHAFT. DRIFTS OFF THIS TUNNEL WERE DRIVEN N AND S FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET.
Comment (Deposit): IDLED SINCE 1926 . NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE
References
Reference (Deposit): GOODMAN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NO 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 661
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B. AND SAMPSON, R. J. 1931 , LOS ANGELES FIELD DIVISION; 27TH REPT. STATE MINERALOGIST; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 354
Reference (Production): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , P. 661
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