Eagle Mountain Mine

The Eagle Mountain Mine is a iron mine located in Riverside 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

Name: Eagle Mountain Mine  

State:  California

County:  Riverside

Elevation:

Commodity: Iron

Lat, Long: 33.88337, -115.54249

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Eagle Mountain Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Eagle Mountain Mine
Secondary: Iron Chief Mine ?


Commodity

Primary: Iron


Location

State: California
County: Riverside


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: Replacement
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

Form: BANDS, LENSES


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Hematite


Comments

Comment (Workings): NUMEROUS TUNNELS 75 -200 FT; OPEN CUTS UP TO 100 FT LONG, 40 FT DEEP. EXTENSIVE TRENCHING.

Comment (Commodity): USED FOR BALLAST.

Comment (Production): LARGE PRODUCER, UNKNOWN ACTIVITY. 21,600,000 TONS FROM THREE DEPOSITS.

Comment (Deposit): ORE REPLACED BEDS OF DOLOMITE, OCCURS IN BEDS AND LENSES. ORE 50% FE.


References

Reference (Deposit): SAMPSON, R.J., AND TUCKER, W.B., 1945, MINERAL RESOURCES OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY; CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 41, NO. 3, P. 145-6

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI


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