The Silver Basin is a gold mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 3,579 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
Elevation: 3,579 Feet (1,091 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 35.33472, -117.62361
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Silver Basin MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Basin
Secondary: Elkhorn Mining Co.
Secondary: Golden Era
Secondary: Gold Basin
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: HIGH-GRADE ORE MINED NEAR SURFACE
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS, 240 AND 200 FT. DEEP WITH 850 OR MORE FEET OF DRIFTS. STOPES, RAISE. MILL ON PROPERTY
Comment (Geology): SERIES OF N-TRENDING FRACTURES, 5-6 FT. THICK & FILLED W/BRECCIATED WALL ROCK, RECEMENTED WITH QUARTZ
Comment (Deposit): ACTIVE 1920'S AND 1930'S. 7 CLAIMS AND FRACTIONS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): UTM EST. SW 1/4 SE 1/4
Comment (Deposit): 2 IRON-STAINED VEINS, 1-3 FT. THICK
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. 57
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B. AND SAMPSON, R.J., 19438 GOLD-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 39, P. 502
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