The Lavic Mtn. is a mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 2,664 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: 2,664 Feet (812 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 34.7608, -116.22860
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Lavic Mtn. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lavic Mtn.
Secondary: Manganese 1-10
Secondary: Lee Yim Deposit
Secondary: Garringer
Secondary: Lavic Mountain Mine
Secondary: Root
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Aluminum
Tertiary: Silica
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Tertiary: Calcium
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Lee W. Yim
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1918
Discovery Year: 1917
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
Unknown: Barite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Chalcedony
Unknown: Hematite
Unknown: Psilomelane
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Feldspar
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. MINES BULLETIN 152, 1950, P. 195-200.
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY,
Reference (Deposit): VOL. III - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: P. 138.
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 49, 1953, TABULATED LIST,
Reference (Deposit): NO. 284, P. 89.
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