The Temescal Tin Mine is a mine located in Riverside county, California at an elevation of 1,158 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: 1,158 Feet (353 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 33.8481, -117.48000
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Temescal Tin Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Temescal Tin Mine
Secondary: Cajalco Tin Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Tin
Location
State: California
County: Riverside
District: Temescal
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: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1869
Discovery Year: 1853
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Los Angeles Ranges
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Cassiterite
Unknown: Dumortierite
Unknown: Epidote
Unknown: Tourmaline
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES RI 3876, 1945, P. 1-4.
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. MINES REPORT 41, 1945, P. 153.
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. MINES BULLETIN 176, 1957, P. 641-646.
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. OPEN-FILE REPORT 77-14, 1977,
Reference (Deposit): P. 973-978.
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 37, 1941, P. 531-557.
Reference (Deposit): PAGE, L.R. AND THAYER, T.P., 1945, THE TEMASCAL TIN
Reference (Deposit): DISTRICT, RIVERSIDE CALIFORNIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Reference (Deposit): UNPUBLISHED REPORT, 27P.
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