The Ford is a gold mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 3,999 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: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 34.62, -116.75611
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Ford MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ford
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: SOME SAMPLES REPORTED TO CARRY $50 - $90/TON IN GOLD
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. SW 1/4
Comment (Deposit): SERIES OF PARALL VEINS, 6-24 IN. THICK. ANOTHER VEIN 8 FT. THICK
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SHAFTS, 20-40 FT. DEEP ON DIFFERENT OUTCROPS
Comment (Deposit): 6 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 3, P. 113
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B. AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1940, GOLD-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 36, P.235
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