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Fano Mine

Past Producer in Riverside county in California, United States with commodity Gemstone
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10139888
MRDS ID TC38801
MAS/MILS ID 0060650072
Record type Site
Current site name Fano Mine
Alternate or previous names Fano, Simmons Mine
Related records 10096069

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -116.77525, 33.60564 (WGS84)
Elevation 1292
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Riverside(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cahuilla Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Palm Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Santa Ana(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Jacinto(hydrologic unit)

Santa Ana(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

San Bernardino National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Riverside

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 006 S 002 E 33 SE California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gemstone Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) Mesozoic gabbroic rocks, unit 2 (undivided)
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KUNZ, 1905, DOM BULLETIN 37, P. 28, 57-59, 121-123.

  • Deposit

    MERRILL, 1919, 15TH REPORT P. 576.

  • Deposit

    TUCKER AND SAMPSON, 1929, 25TH REPORT P. 508.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. OPEN-FILE REPORT 77-14, 1977,

  • Deposit

    P. 251-253.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-1991 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative California resources

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