Comanche Mine

Prospect in San Bernardino county in California, United States with commodities Copper, Iron
Sections on this page
  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. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10164920
MAS/MILS ID 0060711801
Record type Site
Current site name Comanche Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -115.69114, 34.84392 (WGS84)
Elevation 1130
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bighorn Basin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Amboy(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Needles(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

Mojave National Preserve(National Preserve)

National Preserve NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Bernardino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 009 N 012 E 26 NESENW California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Iron Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -115.69114, 34.84392

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Date of Last Modification 841205

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BONHAM, H. F., 1959, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF

  • Deposit

    TOWNSHIP 8 NORTH, RANGES 13 AND 14 EAST, SAN BERNARDINO

  • Deposit

    BASE AND MERIDIAN, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

  • Deposit

    (UNPUBLISHED): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CA.

  • Deposit

    BONHAM, H.F., AND COOKSLEY, J. 1959, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL

  • Deposit

    RESOURCES OF TOWNSHIP 9 NORTH RANGES 13 AND 14 EAST, SAN

  • Deposit

    BERNARDINO BASE AND MERIDIAN, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY,

  • Deposit

    CALIFORIA (UNPUBLISHED): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., SAN

  • Deposit

    FRANCISCO, CA.

  • Deposit

    GAMBLE, J. 1959, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF TOWNSHIP

  • Deposit

    8 NORTH, RANGES 11 AND 12 EAST, SAN BERNARDINO BASE AND

  • Deposit

    MERIDIAN, SAN BERNARDIO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (UNPUBLISHED)

  • Deposit

    SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CA.

  • Deposit

    GAMBLE, J., 1959, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF TOWNSHIP

  • Deposit

    9 NORTH, RANGES 11 AND 12 EAST. SAN BERNARDINO BASE AND

  • Deposit

    MERIDIAN, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (UNPUBLISHED)

  • Deposit

    OESTERLING, W.A., AND SPURCK, W.H., 1964, MINRALS FOR INDUS-

  • Deposit

    TRY, VOL. 3, SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CA.

  • Deposit

    SABINE, C., 1971, LUTONIC ROCKS OF THE GRANITE MOUNTAINS

  • Deposit

    EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUTNY, CALIFORNA (ABSTR): GEOL

  • Deposit

    SOC. AMER., ABSTR., VOL. 3, NO. 2, P. 189.

  • Deposit

    SABINE, C., 1984, MINERAL INVESTIGATION OF THE BRISTOL/

  • Deposit

    GRANITE MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, SAN BERNARDINO

  • Deposit

    COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA

  • Deposit

    28-84, P. 12-15.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 31-MAR-1991 Sabine U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative California resources

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