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Gold Chief

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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10035779
MRDS ID M023682
Record type Site
Current site name Gold Chief
Related records 10285896

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.31222, 35.21057 (WGS84)
Elevation 1646
Relative position 7 MI. NNE TABLE MTN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pinto Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ivanpah(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Kingman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Piute Wash(hydrologic unit)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(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 013N 016E 18 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. NW 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.31222, 35.21057
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Archean Metamorphic Complex

Ore body information

  • Strike N
    Dip W

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • A SMALL AMOUNT OF AU ORE WAS PRODUCED IN 1904.

Comments on the workings information

  • EXPLORED 1895-1915 200 FT. INCLINE WITH LEVELS AT 80, 100 AND 200 FT. ABOUT 800 FT. OF DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS, MAINLY SOUTH OF SHAFT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WRIGHT, L.A., AND OTHERS, 1953, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 49, NOS. 1 & 2, P. 36

  • Production

    WRIGHT (1953)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 QUARTOSE ZONES

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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