The Carbonate King is a zinc and lead mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 5,499 feet.
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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: 5,499 Feet (1,676 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 35.62778, -115.49250
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Carbonate King MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Carbonate King
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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
Ore: Lead
Comments
Comment (Production): LAST SHIPMENT SHOWED SMELTER RECOVERY OF 12.52 % ZN, 12.5 % PB, MINOR SILVER AND GOLD. EARLIER SHIPMENTS CONTAINED A HIGHER RATIO OF ZN TO PB, ABOUT 4 TO 1 .
Comment (Deposit): ORE OCCURS IN FRACTURE HEAVILY STAINED WITH IRON AND MANGANESE OXIDES. STAINING AND MINERALIZATION OCCURS FOR 25 FT. ON EITHER SIDE OF FRACTURES.
Comment (Workings): 160 FT. ADIT AND OPEN CUTS. SECOND ADIT 150 FT. LOWER WAS DRIVEN 500 FT. ENDING UP IN BARREN DOLOMITE. TWO TUNNELS CONNECTED BY RAISE.
References
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NO. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 622 - 623
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B. AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1943 , MINERAL RESOURCES, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 39 , NO. 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 478 .
Reference (Production): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , P. 622 - 623 (SEE REF.)
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