| Deposit ID | 10212461 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W024042 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0060370022 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Big Horn Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Called Back Claim, Del Norte Claim, Milwaukee Claim, Atlanta Claim, Katahdin & Ontario Claims |
| Related records | 10110776 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.74399, 34.35562 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2091 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Los Angeles(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount San Antonio(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
San Bernardino(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
San Bernardino(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
San Gabriel(hydrologic unit)
Ventura-San Gabriel Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
California(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Angeles National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Sheep Mountain Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Los Angeles |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 003 N | 008 W | 08 | SWNWSW | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Gold | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Silver | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -117.74399, 34.35562 |
|---|
| Strike | N60E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 20N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 9M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 235M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 230M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 35HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1891 |
| Year of first production | 1903 |
| District name | Mount Baldy District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Siskon Corp., Box 889, Reno, Nv. 89504 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1975 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0060370022 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W024042 | MAS references MRDS |
THE MINING RECORD, VOL 107, AUGUST 7, 1996, P1, "SISKON TO
BUILD SECOND GOLD MINE".
CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 33, 1937, P. 178-179.
CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 50, 1954, NO. 10, P. 616.
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1506-D, 1982, P. 67-70.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SISKON MAY REOPEN/BUILD THIS PAST PRODUCER. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-MAR-1997 | Ridenour, James | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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