| Deposit ID | 10116289 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0060710071 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bighorn Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Big-Horn, Marble-Contention, Contention, Investment, Mable, Mabel |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.54083, 34.84192 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1170 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Bernardino(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Van Winkle Spring(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)
Federal lands
Mojave National Preserve(National Preserve)
National Preserve NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | San Bernardino |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Bernardino | 009 N | 014 E | 29 | SWSWSE | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | Mesozoic granitic rocks, unit 3 (Sierra Nevada, Death Valley area, Northern Mojave Desert and Transverse Ranges) |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0060710071 |
CALIF. DIV. MINES REPORT, V. 27, 1931, P. 288.
CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 39, 1943, P. 441-442.
CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 49, 1953, TABULATED LIST,
NO. 71, P. 25-26.
CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., 53, 1957, P. 615.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY,
VOL. II - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: P. 122.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 32-84, 1984, TABLE 3,
P. 24, FIGURE 2.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 31-MAR-1991 | Munts, Steven R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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