The Gold Belt is a gold mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 4,879 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: 4,879 Feet (1,487 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 34.66333, -116.92583
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Gold Belt MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Belt
Secondary: Gold Peak
Secondary: Mcginnis
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
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
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): ADITS, PITS AND 275 FT. SHAFT WITH OVER 1000 FT. OF DRIFTS ON 50 FT., 100 FT., AND 240 FT. LEVELS. 270 FT. RAISE TO SURFACE MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF WORKINGS EXIST IN TUCKER & SAMPSON (1943).
Comment (Deposit): ACTIVE 1930-32. 9 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): UTM ACC W 1/2 W 1/2 SW 1/4 30
Comment (Deposit): 2-7 FT. THICK QTZ-CALCITE VEIN ALONG SHEAR ZONES.
References
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1943, MINERAL RESOURCES, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 39, NO. 4, P. 449, P. 17
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 3, P. 117
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