The Cactus Flat is a mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 6,001 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: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 34.33278, -116.81639
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Cactus Flat MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cactus Flat
Secondary: Morongo
Commodity
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
District: Black Hawk
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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: Lead
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Commodity): VEIN MATERIAL MINERALIZED WITH LIMONITE, HEMATITE AND COPPER OXIDES.
Comment (Workings): ADIT 50 FT. LONG DRIVEN EAST ALONG STRINGERS. 100 FT. WEST OF ADIT, SHAFT SUNK TO DEPTH OF 75 FT. IN PORPHYRY DIKE. 600 FT. IN ELEVATION BELOW UPPER WORKINGS, ADIT 550 FT. IN LENGTH DRIVEN NORTH, HAS NOT INTERSECTED DIKE, WEST OF LAST ADIT IS ANOTHER ADIT N 50 W FOR 90 FT. ALONG GRANITE-LIMESTONE CONTACT. WINZE 35 FT. FROM PORTAL TO DEPTH OF 15 FT.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: GRANITE PORPHYRY INTRUSIVE DIKE CUTS LIMESTONE BEDS, DIKE STRIKES N 70 W, DIPS 50 S.
Comment (Deposit): COPPER MINERALS OCCUR IN 12 - 18 INCH STRINGERS, CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH 6 - 8 FT. GRANITE PORPHYRY DIKES.
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. 476 - 477 .
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NO. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 619 - 620
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