The Standard No. 2 is a copper mine located in San Bernardino county, California.
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Standard No. 2 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Standard No. 2
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): COPPER - SILVER - GOLD ORE SHIPPED IN 1917 - 1919 , 1934 - 1935 . ORE SHIPPED IN 1934 ALSO CONTAINED LEAD, SHOWED SMELTER RECOVERY OF 11.3 % PB, 1.36 % CU, 10 OZ AG/TON, SOME GOLD. COPPER ORE SHIPPED EARLIER AVERAGED 12 % CU, 10.2 OZ AG AND 0.24 OZ AU/TON.
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION ASSOCIATED IN PART WITH ALTERATION ZONES NEAR BASIC DIKES IN BRECCIATED PARTS OF THE LIMESTONE.
Comment (Workings): NUMEROUS TUNNELS AND SHAFTS. MAIN SHAFT STANDARD NO. 2 IS INCLINED 80 DEG. WESTWARD PENETRATING BRECCIATED ZONE, SAID TO BE 275 FT. DEEP.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: GOODSPRINGS DOLOMITE STRIKES NW, DIPS 40 - 60 SW
References
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NO 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 672
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. 68 .
Reference (Production): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , P. 672
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