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Belmont

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. Mining district
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10103352
MRDS ID M023554
Record type Site
Current site name Belmont
Related records 10115663

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.90254, 35.28444 (WGS84)
Elevation 1052
Relative position 4.0 MI. S. OF SOUTH SHORE, GOLDSTONE LAKE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Goldstone(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Soda Mountains(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)

Federal lands

ARMY(Federal land areas administered by ARMY)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Bernardino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 014N 001E 29 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result ORE MINED SAID TO CARRY $8-$20/TON IN GOLD

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.90254, 35.28444
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N60W
    Dip 25NE
    Thickness 0.91M

Comments on the geologic information

  • BETWEEN 100 AND 160 FT. BELOW COLLAR OF SHAFT, VEIN CUT BY STRIKE - FAULT

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Goldstone

Comments on the production information

  • A SMALL AMOUNT OF ORE PRODUCED IN 1941 RAN $14/TON AU (FREE MILLING).

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 121.92M

Comments on the workings information

  • 25-TON AMALGAMATION & CONC. PLANT; 400 FT. SHAFT W/ LEVELS AT 100, 160, 230 AND 330 FT. 1000 FT OF DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS. 25-TON AMALAGMATION & CONCENTRATION PLANT

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. 25

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, WB AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1943, GOLD-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 39, P. 441

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W.B. AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1931, GOLD-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 27, P. 287

  • Production

    WRIGHT (1953) TUCKER AND SAMPSON (1943) TUCKER & SAMPSON (1931)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 PARALLEL VEINS, 12 IN.-3 FT THICK
Deposit 5 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

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