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Black Mountain

Past Producer in San Bernardino county in California, United States with commodities Copper, Tungsten
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034012
MRDS ID M020686
Record type Site
Current site name Black Mountain
Related records 10238047

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.64645, 34.59307 (WGS84)
Elevation 914
Relative position 29 MILES EAST OF PALMDALE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

El Mirage(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Victorville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Bernardino(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mojave(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CA)

Bureau of Land Management CA BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Bernardino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 006N 007W 19 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Malachite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 20 W
    Dip 75 W
    Thickness 0.46M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: COUNTY ROCK IS GRANITE, LIMESTONE, QUARTZITE ASSOCIATED WITH DENSE FINE-GRAINED GARNET ROCK.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Silver Mtn,

Comments on the production information

  • NO REPORTED PRODUCTION

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 30.48M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHALLOW SHAFTS, OPEN CUTS AND SERIES OF TRENCHES. ORA GRANDA CLAIM; 100 FT. SHAFT, SULFIDE ORE AT 90 FT. 600 FT. SOUTH ON BUNA GORDA CLAIM, 30 FT. SHAFT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W. B. AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1943 , MINERAL RESOURCES, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL 39 , NO. 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 430 - 431

  • Deposit

    WRIGHT, L. A., ETAL, 1953 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIF; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 49 , NOS. 1 & 2 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 3 (AP.)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OWNER REPORTS TUNGSTEN ORE IN TACTITE ZONE ALONG GRANITE-LIMESTONE CONTACT.
Deposit VEIN IS ALONG CONTACT BETWEEN GRANITE AND LIMESTONE. FRACTURES N 40 E, ALONG FOOTWALL GRANITE, MINERALIZED WITH MALACHITE WHERE THEY INTERSECT VEIN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1978 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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