The Johnson is a gold mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 3,921 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: 3,921 Feet (1,195 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 34.56111, -116.72889
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Johnson MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Johnson
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Arsenic
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
District: Ord Mtn.
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
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 1-4 FT. THICK ALONG SHEAR ZONE. PART IS IRON STAINED QUARTZ, OTHER IS BRECCIATED WALL ROCK, RECEMENTED WITH QUARTZ.
Comment (Workings): 400 FT. ADIT TO VEIN AND 500 FT. OF DRIFTS. MILL SEVERAL SMALL LENSES OF IRON-STAINED QUARTZ HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED IN NORTH DRIFT
Comment (Deposit): 4 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): UTM EST. S 1/2 SW 1/4
References
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 3, P. 114
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. 44 PL.
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B. AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1940, GOLD-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 36, P. 68
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B. AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1940, GOLD-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIF: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 36, P. 68
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