Mowry

The Mowry is a lead, silver, copper, and gold mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 3,999 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: Mowry  

State:  California

County:  San Bernardino

Elevation: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold

Lat, Long: 34.655, -116.42444

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Mowry MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mowry
Secondary: Gladstone and Halberg


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: San Bernardino
District: Lava Bed


Land Status

Land ownership: Military Reservation
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

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: 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

Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite


Comments

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION NOT DETERMINED

Comment (Deposit): VEIN CONSISTS OF A MASS OF CRUSHED AND BROKEN COUNTRY ROCK ALONG FAULT FRACTURE.

Comment (Workings): 4 SHAFTS 85 - 250 FT. IN DEPTH, TWO TUNNELS, 105 FT. AND 310 FT. IN LENGTH

Comment (Deposit): NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE.


References

Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, L. A., ETAL, 1953 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 49 , NO. 1 & 2 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 81

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. 654

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. 486


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