The Western States is a gold mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 3,799 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: 3,799 Feet (1,158 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 34.64389, -117.26000
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Western States MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Western States
Secondary: Gold King
Secondary: Yankee Maid
Secondary: Golden State
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
District: Oro Grande
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Surface/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
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
Name: Metavolcanic Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SEE GOLD KING. LAST ACTIVE 1948-49. 7 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Production): A SMALL AMOUNT OF AU ORE WAS PRODUCED IN 1910. MINE WAS ACTIVE IN 1948-49.
Comment (Deposit): 2 VEINS, 4-24 IN. THICK
Comment (Workings): 80 FT. INCLINE AND 100 FT. CUT ON NORTH VEIN. INCLINE AND CUTS ON SOUTH VEIN. 350 FT. CROSSCUT BETWEEN BOTH VEINS AT DEPTH OF 450 FT.
Comment (Geology): WRIGHT (1953) INDICATES HOST ROCK IS SIDEWINDER ANDESITE
Comment (Location): UTM ACC NE 1/4 NE 1/4 NE 1/4
References
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 3, P. 47
Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, L.A., AND OTHERS, 1953, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIF, TABULATED LIST: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 49, NOS. 1&2, P. 37
Reference (Deposit): BOWEN, O.E., 1954, GEOLOGY & MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE BARSTOW QUADRANGLE, SAN BERNARDINO CO., CALIF: CALIF. DIV. MINES & GEOLOGY BULL. 165, P. 125
Reference (Production): BOWEN (1954)
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