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Vulcan Mine - Burro Prospect

The Vulcan Mine - Burro Prospect is a iron mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 3,881 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: Vulcan Mine - Burro Prospect

State:  California

County:  San Bernardino

Elevation: 3,881 Feet (1,183 Meters)

Commodity: Iron

Lat, Long: 34.9236, -115.56580

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Vulcan Mine - Burro Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Vulcan Mine - Burro Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Iron

Location

State: California
County: San Bernardino

Land Status

Land ownership: Unknown
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

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert

Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): MOORE, LYMAN, 1971, ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF CALIFORNIA-NEVADA

Reference (Deposit): IRON RESOURCES AND IRON ORE MARKETS: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES

Reference (Deposit): INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8511, P. 79-81.

Reference (Deposit): MOYLE, P. R., AND OTHERS, 1986, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE

Reference (Deposit): PROVIDENCE MOUNTAINS, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA,

Reference (Deposit): IN JAHNS, R. H., ED., GEOLOGY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:

Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 170, CHAPTER 4,

Reference (Deposit): P. 27-35, MAP SHEETS.

Reference (Deposit): HEWETT, D. F., CALAGHAN, EUGENE, MOORE, B. N. NOLAN,

Reference (Deposit): T. B., RUBEY, W. W., AND SCHALLER, W. T., 1936, MINERAL

Reference (Deposit): RESOURCES OF THE REGION AROUND BOULDER DAM: U.S.

Reference (Deposit): GELOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 871, P. 79.

Reference (Deposit): HODGE, E. T., 1935, AVAILABLE RAW MATERIALS FOR THE PACIFIC

Reference (Deposit): COAST IRON INUDSTRY: CORPS OF ENGINERS, U. S. ARMY, WAR

Reference (Deposit): DEPARTMENT, VL. 3, NORTH PACIFIC DIVISION, APPENDIX E-5,

Reference (Deposit): P. 10-13.

Reference (Deposit): JONES, C. C., 1909, AN IRON DEPOSIT IN THE CALIFORNIA

Reference (Deposit): MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 49, NOS. 1 AND 2, P. 88, 99-100,

Reference (Deposit): AND TABLES P. 69-70.

Reference (Deposit): ASHIZAWA, R. Y., 1959, THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF CALIFORNIA:

Reference (Deposit): IN U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MINERAL YEARBOOK 1957, V. II,

Reference (Deposit): P. 235.

Reference (Deposit): HAZZARD, J. C., 1954, ROCKS AND STRUCTURE OF THE NORTHERN

Reference (Deposit): DESERT REGION: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, V. 87,

Reference (Deposit): P. 785-788.

Reference (Deposit): JONES, C. C., 1916, THE PACIFIC COAST IRON SITUATION - THE

Reference (Deposit): IRON ORES OF CALIFORNIA AND POSSIBILITIES OF SMELTING:

Reference (Deposit): TRANS. AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING ENGINEERS, V. 53,

Reference (Deposit): PROVIDENCE MOUNTAINS STUDY AREA, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY,

Reference (Deposit): SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF

Reference (Deposit): GEOLOGY, V. 39, NO. 4, P. 135-136, 473.

Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, L. A., STEWART, R. M., GAY, T. E., JR., AND

Reference (Deposit): HAZENBUSH, G. C., 1953, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF

Reference (Deposit): P. 306-323.

Reference (Deposit): LAMEY, C. A., 1948, VULCAN IRON-ORE DEPOSIT, SAN BERNARDINO

Reference (Deposit): COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN

Reference (Deposit): 129, PART F, P. 87-95.

Reference (Deposit): MINING WORLD, 1943, KAISER IRON AND STEEL: JULY, P. 3-6.

Reference (Deposit): GEOGRAPHIC, GEOLOGIC, AND HYDROLOGIC RECONNAISSANCE:

Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 578, P. 32 AND

Reference (Deposit): 679.

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., 1924, LOS ANGELES FIELD DIVISION: CALIFORNIA

Reference (Deposit): STATE MINING BUREAU, REPORT XX OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST,

Reference (Deposit): NO. 1, P. 43.

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1930, LOS ANGELES FIELD

Reference (Deposit): DIVISION, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF

Reference (Deposit): OF MINES, REPORT XXVI OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, NO. 3,

Reference (Deposit): P. 264.

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1931, LOS ANGELES FIELD

Reference (Deposit): DIVISION, SN BERNARDINO COUNTY: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF

Reference (Deposit): MINES, REPORT XXVII OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, NO. 3,

Reference (Deposit): P. 336-337.

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1943, MINERAL RESOURCES

Reference (Deposit): OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND

Reference (Deposit): BAIN, H. F., 1945, IRON AND STEEL, IN DOLBEAR, S.H.,

Reference (Deposit): ECONOMIC MINERAL RESOURCES AND PRODUCTION OF CALIFORNIA -

Reference (Deposit): A SURVEY WITH REFERENCE TO POSTWAR EMPLOYMENT: CALIFORNIA

Reference (Deposit): DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 130, P. 155-165.

Reference (Deposit): CLOUDMAN, H. C., HUGUENIN, EMILE, AND MERRILL, F. J. H.,

Reference (Deposit): 1919, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, IN MINES AND MINERAL

Reference (Deposit): RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA (1915-1916): CALIFORNIA STATE

Reference (Deposit): COAST IRON INDUSTRY: CORPS OF ENGINEERSS, U.S. ARMY, WAR

Reference (Deposit): PART VI, P. 820-821.

Reference (Deposit): DAVIS, L. E., BRANER, G. C., MATSON, E. J., MULL, J. B., AND

Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT

Reference (Deposit): MLA 47-86, APPENDIX B, NO. 128, P. 294.

Reference (Deposit): RAMSAY, G. D., 1944, THE FONTANA STEEL PLANT AND ITS RAW

Reference (Deposit): MATERIALS SUPPLY: MINING AND METALLURGY, V. 25, SEPT.,

Reference (Deposit): P. 423-426.

Reference (Deposit): SCOTT, H. S., AND WILSON, R. L., 1980, KAISER STEEL

Reference (Deposit): CORPORATION MINERAL PROPERTIES IN THE CALIFORNIA DESERT

Reference (Deposit): CONSERVATION AREA, IN FIFE, D. L., AND BROWN, A. R., EDS.,

Reference (Deposit): GEOLOGY AND MINERAL WEALTH OF THE CALIFORNIA DESERT

Reference (Deposit): (DIBBLEE VOLUME): SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, SOUTH COAST

Reference (Deposit): GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, P. 148.

Reference (Deposit): SEVERY, C. L., 1948, MINING METHODS AT THE VULCAN IRON MINE,

Reference (Deposit): SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES

Reference (Deposit): INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7437, 11 P.

Reference (Deposit): THOMPSON, D. F., 1929, THE MOJAVE DESERT REGION: A

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