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Western States

Past Producer in San Bernardino county in California, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  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 10035603
MRDS ID M023453
Record type Site
Current site name Western States
Alternate or previous names Gold King, Yankee Maid, Golden State
Related records 10286878

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.26088, 34.6439 (WGS84)
Elevation 1158
Relative position 0.5 MI. SE SILVER MTN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Helendale(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 004W 02 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM ACC NE 1/4 NE 1/4 NE 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.26088, 34.6439
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike E
    Dip S
    Thickness 0.61M

Comments on the geologic information

  • WRIGHT (1953) INDICATES HOST ROCK IS SIDEWINDER ANDESITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Oro Grande

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • A SMALL AMOUNT OF AU ORE WAS PRODUCED IN 1910. MINE WAS ACTIVE IN 1948-49.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 137.16M

Comments on the workings information

  • 80 FT. INCLINE AND 100 FT. CUT ON NORTH VEIN. INCLINE AND CUTS ON SOUTH VEIN. 350 FT. CROSSCUT BETWEEN BOTH VEINS AT DEPTH OF 450 FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 3, P. 47

  • Deposit

    WRIGHT, L.A., AND OTHERS, 1953, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIF, TABULATED LIST: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 49, NOS. 1&2, P. 37

  • Deposit

    BOWEN, O.E., 1954, GEOLOGY & MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE BARSTOW QUADRANGLE, SAN BERNARDINO CO., CALIF: CALIF. DIV. MINES & GEOLOGY BULL. 165, P. 125

  • Production

    BOWEN (1954)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 VEINS, 4-24 IN. THICK
Deposit SEE GOLD KING. LAST ACTIVE 1948-49. 7 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1979 Nelson, Scott C. (Albers, John, P.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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