The Hafford is a gold mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 1,850 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: 1,850 Feet (564 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 35.75417, -117.12389
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Hafford MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hafford
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
Land Status
Land ownership: Military Reservation
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEIN 2.5-5 FT IN THICKNESS
Comment (Deposit): 7 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): UTM EST. LAND UNSURVEYED. LOCATION VERY QUESTIONABLE
Comment (Production): REPORTED THAT 100,000 TONS OF ORE DEVELOPED, AVG. $25/TON IN GOLD. NO OTHER INFORMATION FOUND
Comment (Workings): SHAFT W/LEVELS AT 50 AND 100 FT. ON 50-FT. LEVEL, A DRIFT NORTH 40 FT. AND SOUTH 40 FT. ON 100 FT. LEVEL, DRIFT N. 65 FT
References
Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, L.A., AND OTHERS, 1953, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, TABULATED LIST: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 49, NOS. 1 & 2, P. 41
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B. AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1943, GOLD-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 39, P. 453-454
Reference (Production): WRIGHT (1953)
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