Gold Reef Group

The Gold Reef Group is a gold mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 2,402 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

Name: Gold Reef Group  

State:  California

County:  San Bernardino

Elevation: 2,402 Feet (732 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 34.70028, -115.39972

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Gold Reef Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Gold Reef Group
Secondary: Clipper Mtn.
Secondary: Tom Reed
Secondary: Gold Reef


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: San Bernardino
District: Gold Reef


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/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

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Hydrothermal Alteration Occurs Along Fault Zone.


Rocks

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Deposit): CONSOLIDATION FOR OPERATING PURPOSES DURING 1917-18, OF THE CLIPPER MTN., GOLD REEF AND TOM REED MINES. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Location): UTM ACC. N 1/2 15. OTHER LOCATION IN SEC. 14

Comment (Deposit): VEINS, FEW IN.-50 FT. THICK ALONG FAULT ZONE

Comment (Workings): 300 FT. SHAFT AT CLIPPER MTN., 500 FT. SHAFT AT TOM REED AND SEVERAL PITS AND ADITS


References

Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 3, P. 119

Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, L. A., AND OTHERS, 1953, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 49, NOS. 1 & 2, P. 38


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