Darling

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. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10035725
MRDS ID M023615
Record type Site
Current site name Darling
Related records 10213013

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.23583, 35.33362 (WGS84)
Elevation 1372
Relative position 2.8 MI. N BARNWELL SITE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Castle Peaks(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ivanpah(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Kingman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Ivanpah-Pahrump Valleys(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(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 014N;015N 016E;016E 02;35 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. SE 1/4 35, NW 1/4 2

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result ORE SAID TO CARRY $10-$20/TON IN GOLD.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.23583, 35.33362

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NW
    Dip 60W

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Vanderbilt

Comments on the production information

  • NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND

Comments on the workings information

  • 4 INCLINES WITHIN 400 FT. OF EACH OTHER 265 TO 55 FT. DEEP. SEVERAL HUNDRED FT. OF TUNNELS APPENDED TO SOUTHERMOST (DEEPEST) AND NORTHERMOST SHAFTS ON THE MIDNIGHT CLAIM, ORE WAS ENCOUNTERED AT DEPTH OF 90 FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WRIGHT, L.A., AND OTHERS, 1953, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, TABULATED LIST: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 49, NOS. 1 & 2, P. 32

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W. B. AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1931, GOLD-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V.27, P.293

  • Production

    WRIGHT (1953)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 PARALLEL VEIN SYSTEMS 3-6 FT. THICK.
Deposit BORDERS VANDERBILT CLAIM. 20 CLAIMS ; 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

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative California resources

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