The Avawatz Crown is a lead and silver mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 3,501 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: 3,501 Feet (1,067 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 35.4525, -116.30583
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Avawatz Crown MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Avawatz Crown
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
District: Silver Lake
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Production): SHIPPED COMPLEX ORE IN 1908 ; SMELTER RECOVERY WAS 24.2 % PB, 1.37 % CU, 83.7 OZ. AG/TON AND SOME GOLD.
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION OCCURS ALONG FULL WIDTH OF BRECCIATION ZONE. RICHEST PORTION IS NEXT TO HANGING WALL.
Comment (Workings): 325 FT. SHAFT WITH 210 FT. CROSSCUT ON 300 FT. LEVEL.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: BRECCIATED QUARTZITE 210 FT. WIDE, EXPOSED FOR LENGTH OF SEVERAL THOUSAND FEET.
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. 612
Reference (Production): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , P. 612 (SEE REF.)
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B. AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1930 , LOS ANGELES FIELD DIVISION; 26TH REPT. STATE MINERALOGIST; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 268
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