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Gold Coin

Past Producer in San Bernardino county in California, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Workings at the site
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10102986
MRDS ID M020729
Record type Site
Current site name Gold Coin
Alternate or previous names Orange Blossom Extension, Orange Blossom
Related records 10188528

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.78584, 34.68696 (WGS84)
Elevation 820
Relative position NORTHEAST SLOPE BRISTOL MTS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

East of Siberia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Amboy(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Needles(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Southern Mojave(hydrologic unit)

Southern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern Mojave-Salton Sea(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Bernardino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 007N 011E 13,14,23 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.78584, 34.68696
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NE
    Dip 65 - 75 NW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • FIRST PRODUCED 1902 . 500 TONS OF ORE TREATED IN 1913 - MILL SHUT DOWN AFTER BRIEF OPERATION.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 217.93M

Comments on the workings information

  • 600 FT. SHAFT WITH 5 LEVELS ON THE ORANGE BLOSSOM CLAIM, 715 FT. SHAFT WITH 5 LEVELS ON THE ORANGE BLOSSOM EXTENSION CLAIM.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WRIGHT, L. A., ETAL, 1953 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 49 , NO. 1 & 2 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 17 (AP.)

  • Production

    WRIGHT, L. A., 1953 , P. 17 (AP.) (SEE REF.)

Reporter information

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

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Authoritative California resources

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