Blue Rock Nos. 1-6 Mine

Past Producer in San Bernardino county in California, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver, Tungsten
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10189180
MRDS ID M020708
MAS/MILS ID 0060710357
Record type Site
Current site name Blue Rock Nos. 1-6 Mine
Alternate or previous names Confidence Copper Mine
Related records 10034029

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -115.49913, 35.06641 (WGS84)
Elevation 1256
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

Columbia Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ivanpah(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Kingman(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 011 N 014 E 04 SWNW California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -115.49913, 35.06641

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BAILEY, G. E., 1904, MAP AND REGISTER OF MINES AND MINERALS

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    OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (LOUISIANA PURCHASE

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    EXPOSITION, 1904): CALIFORNIA STATE MINNG BUREAU, P. 6.

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    CLOUDMAN, H.\0 C. HUGUENIN, EMILE, AND MERRILL, F. J. H.,

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    1919, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, IN MINES AND MINERAL

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    RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA (1915-1916): CALIFORNIA STATE

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    MINING BUREAU, REPORT XV OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, PART

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    VI, P. 848-849.

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    ERIC, J. H., 1948, TABULATION OF COPPER PROPERTIES IN

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    CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 144,

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    PART 3, P. 302.

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    HEWETT, D. F., 1956, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE

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    IVANPAH QQUADRANGLE, CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA: USGS PROF.

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    PAPER 275.

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    JENKINS, O. P., 1942, TABULATION OF TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF

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    CALIFORNIA TO ACCOMPANY ECONOMIC MINERAL MAP NO. 4:

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    CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 38, NO. 3 AND

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    4, P. 351.

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    MOYLE, P. M., AND OTHERS, 1984, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE

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    PROVIDENCE MOUNTAINS STUDY AREA, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY,

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

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    MLA 47-86, APPENDIX B, NO. 18, P. 270.

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    PARTRIDGE, J. F., JR., 1941, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF

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    CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY,

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    V. 37, P. 306.

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    TUCKER, W. B., 1918A, CONFIDENCE COPPER MINE: UNPUBLISHED

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    FIELD REPORT, CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, 2 P.

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    TUCKER, W. B., 1921, LOS ANGELES FIELD DIVISION: CALIFORNIA

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    STATE MINING BUREAU, REPORT XVII OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST

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    P. 340.

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    TUCKER, W. B., AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1930, LOS ANGELES FIELD

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    DIVISION, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTTY: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF

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    MINES, REPORT XXVI OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, NO. 3,

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    P. 209-210.

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    TUCKER, W. B., AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1931, LOS ANGELES FIELD

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    DIVISION, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF

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    MINES, REPORT XXVII OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, NO. 3,

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    P. 269.

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    WRIGHT, L. A., STEWART, R. M., GAY, T. E., JR., AND

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    HAZENBUSH, G. C., 1953, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF

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    SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORIA JOURNAL OF

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    MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 49, NOS. 1 AND 2, TABLES, P. 114-115

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 31-MAR-1991 Moyle, Phillip R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative California resources

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