Temescal Tin Mine

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

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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Reference (Deposit): UNPUBLISHED REPORT, 27P.

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