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Oro Grande 11

Past Producer in San Bernardino county in California, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10035605
MRDS ID M023456
Record type Site
Current site name Oro Grande 11
Alternate or previous names Scheerer, Black Diamond
Related records 10116669

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.26171, 34.56473 (WGS84)
Elevation 1036
Relative position 2.7 MI. E. BURKHARDT LAKE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Victorville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Victorville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Bernardino(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Bernardino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 006N 004W 35 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST S 1/2 NW 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result ORE MILLED RAN $4.50/TON IN GOLD

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.26171, 34.56473
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N15W
    Dip 70W
    Thickness 3.66M

Comments on the geologic information

  • ANDESITE DIKES ARE DARK GRAY, NON-PORPHYRITIC.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUT, 200 FT. LONG, 10-25 FEET WIDE & 20 FT. DEEP. 120 FT. SHAFT SUNK ON FLOOR OF CUT. 40 FT. SHAFT 200 FT. TO THE SE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BOWEN, O.E., 1954, GEOLOGY & MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE BARSTOW QUADRANGLE, SAN BERNARDINO CO., CALIF.: CALIF. DIV. MINES & GEOLOGY BULL. 165, P. 131, 128

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, FEW IN-12 FT. THICK CONTAIN QUARTZ & BRECCIATED WALL ROCK.
Deposit EITHER SAME OR ADJACENT TO ORO GRANDE I ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1979 Nelson, Scott C. (Albers, John, P.) U.S. Geological Survey

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