The Poble is a gold mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 7,251 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: 7,251 Feet (2,210 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 34.30278, -116.82806
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Poble MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Poble
Secondary: Gold Mtn.
Secondary: Lucky Baldwin
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
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: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Los Angeles Ranges
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: EST. AVG. $6/TON AU (LATE 1930'S)
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): MILL WORKS NOW EXIST AS OPEN CUT 600 FT. LONG ALONG FAULT, BUT EXTEND INTO QUARTZITE WESTWARD. TUNNEL EXISTED FOR THE LENGTH OF THE ZONE
Comment (Deposit): VEINS IN MINERALIZED ZONE AVERAGING 40 FT. THICK ALONG FAULT CONTACT
Comment (Geology): FAULT CONTACT BETWEEN PALEOZOIC (MISSISSIPPIAN?) SARAGOSSA QUARTZITE ON SOUTH AND SOFT SCHIST ON NORTH. FAULT FOUND TO CUT OFF GOLD-BEARING ROCK AT SHALLOW DEPTH.
Comment (Deposit): 8 PATENTED AND 8 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Production): NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND
References
Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, L.A., AND OTHERS, 1953, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIF., CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 49, NOS. 1 & 2, P. 74-75 PL. 7
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B. AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1940, CURRENT MINING ACTIVITY IN SOUTHERN CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 36, NO. 1, P. 66-67
Reference (Production): WRIGHT (1953) TUCKER & SAMPSON (1940)
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