Carbonate King Zinc Mine

The Carbonate King Zinc Mine is a zinc, lead, and silver mine located in San Bernardino county, California.

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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

Name: Carbonate King Zinc Mine  

State:  California

County:  San Bernardino

Elevation:

Commodity: Zinc, Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 35.47, -115.49944

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Carbonate King Zinc Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Carbonate King Zinc Mine
Secondary: Crystal Cave


Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Iron


Location

State: California
County: San Bernardino
District: Koko Weef Mountain Area


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1950
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^40 % Zn
Year: 1949
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^40 % Zn
Year: 1942
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^38 - 40 % Zn, Some Pb, Au, Ag.


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

Type: L
Description: Fault; Thrust Fault With Component Of Displacement That Lies Parallel To Dip Of Thrust Is 80 - 120 Ft.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ZN - 38 %, PB - 1.1 %, FE - 4.2 %, AG - 10.3 OZ, AU - TRACE, INSOL. - 12.0 %, LIME(CUO) - 12. %, H2O - 5.2 %.


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Hematite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): GOOD CHANCE OF FINDING MORE ORE BENEATH FAULT ZONE.

Comment (Commodity): SPHALERITE OXIDIZED NEAR SURFACE TO HYDROZINCITE AND SMITHSONITE.

Comment (Production): LAST SHIPMENT MADE 1951 , SLIGHTLY HIGHER GRADE ORE.

Comment (Deposit): ORE BODY OCCURS ALONG FRACTURE OR FRACTURES WITH VARIED THICKNESSES 10 - 12 FT. SURFACE SHOWINGS LIMITED TO FEW SMALL STRINGERS, SOUTH END OF ORE BODY IS IRREGULAR AND RELATIONSHIP TO BEDDING IS OBSCURE. ORE WEDGES OUT LATERALLY. AT BASE ORE IS CUT OFF ABRUPTLY BY THRUST FAULT. FAULTING IS POST MINERAL.

Comment (Workings): SINGLE - COMPARTMENT SHAFT, INCLINED 70 DEG. TO DEPTH OF 120 FT., LEVELS AT 50, 90, AND 120 FT. ON 50 FT. LEVEL, DRIFT 55 FT. NORTH IN ORE, 90 FT. LEVEL, DRIFT 130 FT. NORTH IN ORE, 120 FT. LEVEL, CROSSCUT WEST TO OREBODY.


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 - 479 .

Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, L. A., ETAL, 1953 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 49 , NOS. 1 & 2 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 103 - 106 .

Reference (Production): TUCKER, W. B., 1943 , P. 478 - 499 (SEE REF.)


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