Black Hawk

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10035640
MRDS ID M023491
Record type Site
Current site name Black Hawk
Related records 10115845

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.62422, 35.34555 (WGS84)
Elevation 1085
Relative position 1 MI. S RED MTN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Red Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Cuddeback Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Trona(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Coyote-Cuddeback Lakes(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
Mount Diablo 030S 041E 07 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. N 1/2 N 1/2

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result ASSAYED BETWEEN $12-$60 AU/TON

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.62422, 35.34555

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N
    Dip 50E
    Thickness 1.07M

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE PITTSBURG SHAFT (700 DEEP) PASSED INTO N30E-TRENDING FISSURES, DIPPING 60-65 NE. THEY ARE FILLED W/ QUARTZ AND CALCITE, MINERALIZED W/ PYRITE AND SOME STIBNITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 213.36M

Comments on the workings information

  • 600 FT. INCLINE WITH LEVELS AT 100, 200, 250, 450 AND 600 FT. LEVEL WORKINGS TOTAL NEARLY 7500 FT. IN LENGTH. 5-STAMP AMALGAMATION MILL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WRIGHT, L.A. AND OTHERS, 1953, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 49, NOS. 1&2, P. 72

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W.B., 1929, REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, V. 25, CALIF. DIV. MINES & GEOLOGY, P. 29

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W.B. AND SAMPSON, R.J. 1940, CURRENT MINING ACTIVITY IN SOUTHERN CALIF.; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 36, P. 29

  • Production

    WRIGHT (1953)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 8 CLAIMS, INCLUDING THE PITTSBURG, MT. SHASTA AND GARFORD LEASE WORKINGS. TUCKER & SAMPSON (1940) PLACE MINE IN KERN CO. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit 3 VEINS, 18 IN-3 1/2 FT. THICK

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

External references

Authoritative California resources

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