| Deposit ID | 10285774 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M023602 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0060710180 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sheep Hole Mine |
| Related records | 10035716 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.71613, 34.23423 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 750 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Bernardino(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dale Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Sheep Hole Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Needles(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Southern Mojave(hydrologic unit)
Southern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southern Mojave-Salton Sea(hydrologic subregion)
California(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CA)
Bureau of Land Management CA BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | San Bernardino |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Bernardino | 002 N | 012 E | 27 | NW | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -115.71613, 34.23423 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0060710180 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M023602 | MAS references MRDS |
CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 49, 1953, TABULATED LIST,
NO. 180, P. 57.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 110-82, 1982, TABLE 1,
NO. 37, P. 30.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS PROPERTY WAS EXAMINED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MINERAL APPRAISAL OF THE SHEEP HOLE/CADIZ WILDERNESS STUDY AREA (BLM) IN 1980-81. BACKUP INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN THE WFOC MPF. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 31-MAR-1991 | Moyle, Phillip R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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