Black Bart Group

Past Producer in Stanislaus county in California, United States with commodities Chromium, Iron
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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10117391
MAS/MILS ID 0060990036
Record type Site
Current site name Black Bart Group
Alternate or previous names Black Bart Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -121.43992, 37.41432 (WGS84)
Elevation 549
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Stanislaus(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Boardman(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Panoche-San Luis Reservoir(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Stanislaus

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 006 S 005 E 16 E2SWNW California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Antigorite Unknown
Chromite Unknown
Olivine Unknown
Serpentine Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -121.43992, 37.41432

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N85W
    Dip 60N
    Width 1M
    Area 7HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 SHEAR ZONE
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Strike And Dip N85W:60N
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 7
    Date of Last Modification 830316

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1917
Year of first production 1917

Mining district

District name Del Puerto Area

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Gary Barber-Surface Rights Only
    Interest 100
    Home office California
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner
    Owner Alphonso Estate - Mineral Rights Only
    Interest 100
    Home office California
    Year 1976

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1942
    Inferred 2000mt ore
    Total resources 2000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Chromium Cr2O3 33.8 wt-pct Chromium Trace 1942
    Iron Fe 15 wt-pct Iron Trace 1942

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HAWKES ET AL.USGS BULL 936-D,1942P.93-94, 98-101

  • Deposit

    CDMG BULL 134,PT2,CHAP 2,1953 STANISLAUS COUNTY P.75

  • Deposit

    CJMG VOL 43,NO 2,MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES STANISLAUS CO.P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GRAB SAMPLE ORE RAN 33.8 PERCENT CR2O3. PURE CRMT 41.25 PERCENT CR2O3 CR TO FG RATIO 2.20 RESERVE ESTIMATE BY HAWKES ET AL USGS BULL.936-D,CHROMITE AN SILVER RESOURCES OF THE DEL PUERTO AREA 1942 THE AVERAGE MINEABLE GRADE OF CHROMITE IS 33.8 PERCENT AND IR 15 PERCENT. INADEQUATE RESOURCES FOR COST ANALYSIS. ANALYSIS BY CDMG IN 1976 GAVE FOLLOWING PERCENTAGES-DISSEMIN E=S102 03.34,CR2O3 38.67,FEO 11.64,TOTAL FE 14.47,AL203 19.9 4.09,CR/FE 2.33.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Wetzel, Nicholas U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative California resources

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