The Mc Dermott Fluorspar Deposit is a fluorine-fluorite mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 3,717 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: 3,717 Feet (1,133 Meters)
Commodity: Fluorine-Fluorite
Lat, Long: 35.4603, -115.21440
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Mc Dermott Fluorspar Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mc Dermott Fluorspar Deposit
Secondary: Mcdermott Fluorspar Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Mrs. R H Mcdermott Los Angles
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1973
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
Comment (Location): LOCATION QUESTIONABLE.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. MINES REPORT, V. 27, 1931, P. 376.
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 49, 1953, TABULATED LIST,
Reference (Deposit): P. 147.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT 9-84, 1984, P. 5-6.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1990, MINERAL INVESTIGATION OF THE EAST
Reference (Deposit): MOJAVE NATIONAL SCENIC AREA, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY,
Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA: TABLE 2, NO. 213, P. 109.
Reference (Deposit): NOTE: THE ABOVE REFERENCE (LINE NO. 3) STATES THIS DEPOSIT
Reference (Deposit): IS "NINE MILES EAST OF NIPTON" WHICH WOULD PLACE IT IN
Reference (Deposit): NEVADA. SEE REPORT 27 FOR MORE RESONABLE LOCATION.
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