The Waterloo is a silver mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 2,060 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
Elevation: 2,060 Feet (628 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 34.9528, -116.88810
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Waterloo MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Waterloo
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Asarco (American Smelting And Refining Co.)
Info Year: 1981
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Plant Type: Leach
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock
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): THE CALICO MINING DISTRICT, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY,
Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA, IN THE CALIFORNIA DESERT MINERAL SYMPOSIUM
Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA DESERT, DIBBLEE VOLUME, SANTA ANA, CALIF.:
Reference (Deposit): SOUTH DOAST GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, P. 329-345.
Reference (Deposit): ENGINEERING SCIENCE. ASARCO WATERLOO SILVER MINE, FOCUSED-
Reference (Deposit): ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, PREPARED FOR SAN BERNARDINO
Reference (Deposit): COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC AGENCY, ENVIRONMENTAL
Reference (Deposit): ANALYSIS DIVISION, MAY 1981, 11 P.
Reference (Deposit): DEPOSITS OF THE CALICO DISTRICT, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY,
Reference (Deposit): CALIF., IN BULK MINEABLE PRECIOUS METAL DEPOSITS OF THE
Reference (Deposit): WESTERN UNITED STATED GUIDEBOOK FOR FIELD TRIPS:
Reference (Deposit): GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEVADA 1987 SYMPOSIUM, P. 31-44.
Reference (Deposit): WEBER, F.H., JR., 1980, CALICO SILVER DISTRICT, SAN
Reference (Deposit): BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIF. - UPDATE, IN FIFE, D.L. AND
Reference (Deposit): BROWN, A.R., EDS., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL WEALTH OF THE
Reference (Deposit): COMPENDIUM: SACRAMENTO, CA: U.S. DEPT. INTERIOR, BUREAU
Reference (Deposit): OF LAND MANAGEMENT, P. 201-218.
Reference (Deposit): PAYNE, J.G., AND GLASS, J.R., 1987, GEOLOGY AND SILVER
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 49, 1953, P. 132.
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, VOL. III-
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, P. 147.
Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA GEOLOGY, 1983, V. 36, P. 216-225.
Reference (Deposit): TARMAN, D.W., AND JESSEY, D.R., 1989, RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
Reference (Deposit): EXTENSIONAL TECTONISM AND SILVER-BARITE MINERALIZATION OF
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