The Paymaster Mine is a lead mine located in Imperial county, California at an elevation of 1,040 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: 1,040 Feet (317 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 33.1967, -114.90610
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Paymaster Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Paymaster Mine
Secondary: Flagpole Group
Secondary: President
Secondary: Hazel
Secondary: Complex Minerals
Secondary: Paymaster Group
Secondary: Emilia
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: California
County: Imperial
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: Unknown
Operation Type: Unknown
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
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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): CALIF. STATE MINING BUR. REPORT 14, 1916, P. 732-733.
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. STATE MINING BUR. REPORT, V. 22, 1926, P. 262-264.
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 38, 1942, P. 127-128.
Reference (Deposit): SO. PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, V. III,
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, P. 150.
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. COUNTY REPORT 7, 1977, P. 92-93.
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