Lead Mountain

The Lead Mountain is a barium-barite mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 2,641 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Lead Mountain  

State:  California

County:  San Bernardino

Elevation: 2,641 Feet (805 Meters)

Commodity: Barium-Barite

Lat, Long: 34.92, -116.93440

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Lead Mountain MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lead Mountain


Commodity

Primary: Barium-Barite
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: California
County: San Bernardino


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Type: Patented


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: 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

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., V. 39, NO. 4, P. 484.

Reference (Deposit): BUCHANAN, L. J., 1987, PRECIOUS METAL DEPOSITS IN

Reference (Deposit): DETACHMENT TERRAINS, SOUTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN

Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA IN JOHNSON, J. L., ED. BULK MINEABLE PRECIOUS

Reference (Deposit): METAL DEPOSITS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES - GUIDEBOOK

Reference (Deposit): FOR FIELD TRIPS: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEVADA 1987

Reference (Deposit): SYMPOSIUM, P. 7.

Reference (Deposit): V. 26, NO. 3, 1930, P. 298.

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOL. V. 36, NO. 3, P. 249-250

Reference (Deposit): AND 245.

Reference (Deposit): NO. X-0102-10, SCALE 1:24,000. IN PART AFTER BOWEN

Reference (Deposit): (1954), AND MCCULLOH (1056).

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. STATE MINING BUREAU REPORT 20 OF THE STATE

Reference (Deposit): MINERALOGIST, V. 20, NO. 3, 1924, P. 199-200.

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. OF MINES 26TH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST,

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. MINES REPORT, V. 27, 1931, P. 351-352, AND 372.

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 49, 1953, TABULATED LIST,

Reference (Deposit): NO. 261, P. 79; NO. 395, P. 134.

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 53, 1957, P. 646-647.

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. MINES SPECIAL REPORT 39, 1954, P. 7-8.

Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY,

Reference (Deposit): VOL. III - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: P. 58.

Reference (Deposit): NO. 56

Reference (Deposit): GAMBLE, J., AND DANEHY, E. A., 1959, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL

Reference (Deposit): RESOURCES OF TOWNSHIP 10 NORTH, RANGE 1 AND 2 WEST -

Reference (Deposit): SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: SAN FRANCISCO,

Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC LAND COMPANY, (UNPUBLISHED MAP),


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