Hafford

The Hafford is a gold mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 1,850 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Hafford  

State:  California

County:  San Bernardino

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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