The California Comstock is a lead and silver mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 3,350 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: 3,350 Feet (1,021 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 35.02611, -115.03250
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California Comstock MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: California Comstock
Secondary: Louisiana - California
Secondary: Leiser Ray
Secondary: Vanadium Gold.
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
District: Signal Hill
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
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
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
Ore: Vanadinite
Ore: Cuprodescloizite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): SULFIDE ORE ALONG WITH GOLD, SILVER, LEAD AND COPPER RECOVERED. SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO RECOVER VANADIUM.
Comment (Deposit): TWO PARALLEL VEINS 4 - 12 FT. THICK
Comment (Workings): 925 FT. VERTICAL SHAFT WITH 9 LEVELS, ALSO AN INCLINED SHAFT AND TUNNELS
Comment (Deposit): LANFAIR VALLEY QUADRANGLE SHOWS IT IN SEC. 16 AND 21.
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. 621
Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, L. A., ETAL, 1953 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 49 , NOS. 1 & 2 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 130 (AP)
Reference (Production): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , P. 621 (SEE REF.)
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