Black Hawk

The Black Hawk is a gold mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 3,560 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

Name: Black Hawk  

State:  California

County:  San Bernardino

Elevation: 3,560 Feet (1,085 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 35.34556, -117.62333

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Black Hawk MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Black Hawk


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: San Bernardino


Land Status

Not available


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

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: ASSAYED BETWEEN $12-$60 AU/TON


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Geology): THE PITTSBURG SHAFT (700 DEEP) PASSED INTO N30E-TRENDING FISSURES, DIPPING 60-65 NE. THEY ARE FILLED W/ QUARTZ AND CALCITE, MINERALIZED W/ PYRITE AND SOME STIBNITE.

Comment (Workings): 600 FT. INCLINE WITH LEVELS AT 100, 200, 250, 450 AND 600 FT. LEVEL WORKINGS TOTAL NEARLY 7500 FT. IN LENGTH. 5-STAMP AMALGAMATION MILL

Comment (Deposit): 8 CLAIMS, INCLUDING THE PITTSBURG, MT. SHASTA AND GARFORD LEASE WORKINGS. TUCKER & SAMPSON (1940) PLACE MINE IN KERN CO. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Location): UTM EST. N 1/2 N 1/2

Comment (Production): NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND

Comment (Deposit): 3 VEINS, 18 IN-3 1/2 FT. THICK


References

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B. AND SAMPSON, R.J. 1940, CURRENT MINING ACTIVITY IN SOUTHERN CALIF.; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 36, P. 29

Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, L.A. AND OTHERS, 1953, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 49, NOS. 1&2, P. 72

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1929, REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, V. 25, CALIF. DIV. MINES & GEOLOGY, P. 29

Reference (Production): WRIGHT (1953)


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