The Black Mountain is a copper mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 2,999 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 2,999 Feet (914 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 34.59306, -117.64556
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Black Mountain MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Mountain
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
District: Silver Mtn,
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): OWNER REPORTS TUNGSTEN ORE IN TACTITE ZONE ALONG GRANITE-LIMESTONE CONTACT.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: COUNTY ROCK IS GRANITE, LIMESTONE, QUARTZITE ASSOCIATED WITH DENSE FINE-GRAINED GARNET ROCK.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN IS ALONG CONTACT BETWEEN GRANITE AND LIMESTONE. FRACTURES N 40 E, ALONG FOOTWALL GRANITE, MINERALIZED WITH MALACHITE WHERE THEY INTERSECT VEIN.
Comment (Production): NO REPORTED PRODUCTION
Comment (Workings): SHALLOW SHAFTS, OPEN CUTS AND SERIES OF TRENCHES. ORA GRANDA CLAIM; 100 FT. SHAFT, SULFIDE ORE AT 90 FT. 600 FT. SOUTH ON BUNA GORDA CLAIM, 30 FT. SHAFT.
References
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B. AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1943 , MINERAL RESOURCES, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL 39 , NO. 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 430 - 431
Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, L. A., ETAL, 1953 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIF; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 49 , NOS. 1 & 2 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 3 (AP.)
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