| Deposit ID | 10116599 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0060713458 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blackwater Project No. 3 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.33869, 35.37829 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1107 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Bernardino(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Black Hills(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Cuddeback Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Trona(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Indian Wells-Searles Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)
California(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
DOD(Federal land areas administered by DOD)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | San Bernardino |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 029 S | 043 E | 26 | SESE | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | Mesozoic granitic rocks, unit 3 (Sierra Nevada, Death Valley area, Northern Mojave Desert and Transverse Ranges) |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Echo Bay Exploration |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1993 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0060713458 |
JENKINS, SCOTT L., 1989, GEOLOGY, ALTERATION, AND
MINERALIZATION OF THE BLACKWATER HYDROTHERMAL CELL,
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA IN THE CALIFORNIA
DESERT MINERAL SYMPOSIUM COMPENDIUM, SACRAMENTO, CALIF.
UNITED STATES DEPT. OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF LAND
MANAGEMENT, P. 151-161.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SEE ALSO 0060713457 AND 0060713825. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 14-SEP-1993 | Berg, Andrew W. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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