The Piute is a zinc and lead mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 2,799 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: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 34.84167, -115.06417
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Piute MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Piute
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
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
Form: LENTICULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): AVERAGE SMELLER RECOVERY; 16.58 % ZN, 5.10 % PB, 8.14 % CU. GOLD-SILVER ORE WAS SHIPPED SEPARATELY.
Comment (Deposit): SERIES OF QUARTZ LENSES ALONG FISSURES AT INTERVALS, CAN BE FOLLOWED FOR DISTANCE OF 500 FT. ALONG THE OUTCROP.
Comment (Workings): 200 FT. VERTICAL SHAFT, 2000 FT. OF TUNNELS, DRIFTS AND ADITS.
References
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL 23 , 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. 310
Reference (Production): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , P. 661
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