Beehive

The Beehive is a mine located in San Diego county, California.

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

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Site Name

Primary: Beehive
Secondary: Copper King ?

Commodity

Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: California
County: San Diego
District: Defiance

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Los Angeles Ranges

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 7 % CU, $4 AU/TON. TRACES OF AG

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Malachite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): BODIES OF SHEARED CHLORITIZED GRANITE CONTAINING ORE MINERALS. BODIES ELONGATED N - NW PARALLEL TO SHEAR ZONES OF COUNTY ROCKS.

Comment (Workings): 10 FT. AND 100 FT. ADITS (LATTER NOW CAVED)

References

Reference (Deposit): ENGLEL, R., GAY, T.E., JR., AND ROGERS, B.L., 1959 : MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LAKE ELSINORE QUAD., CA.: DIV. OF MINES BULL. 146 , P. 111

Reference (Deposit): WEBER, F.H., JR., 1963 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA; COUNTY REPORT 3 , CALIF. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, P. 70

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