The Brooklyn is a gold mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 2,300 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: 2,300 Feet (701 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 34.03546, -115.67868
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Brooklyn MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Brooklyn
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
District: Dale
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1930
Time Period: 1893-1930
Material type: AU ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^$16/Ton Au, 1-3 Oz. /Ton Ag
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
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: Oxidation
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. Original location was a little too far south. Property is just north of county line. Location taken from Google Earth using their county lines. Photo quality is terrible.
Comment (Deposit): 5 PARALLEL VEINS, 1000 FT. APART. BROOKLYN VEIN IS 2-4 FT. THICK &AND IS EXPOSED FOR 4500 FT.
Comment (Workings): 2 MINES. PRINCIPLE WORKINGS LIE ALONG 2 MAIN VEINS, THE LOS ANGELES AND BROOKLYN. 550 FT. ADIT ON BROOKLYN. ALSO A 200 FT. WINZE. LEVELS AT 60, 110, 160 AND 200 FT. DEVELOPED 2 ORE SHOOTS, ONE 100 FT. LONG, OTHER 200 FT. MILL DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF WORKINGS IN SAMPSON & TUCKER (1931).
Comment (Deposit): PART OF BROOKLYN AND LOS ANGELES MINE. WORKED BY BROOKLYN MINING CO. FROM 1901-1916. SEE BRANNIGAN MINE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Production): OUTPUT DURING 1930'S ESTIMATED OVER $13,000. NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORDS FOUND
References
Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, L.A. AND OTHERS, 1953, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 49, NOS. 1 & 2, P. 73.
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1931, GOLD-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V.27, P.289
Reference (Production): WRIGHT (1953)
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. OPEN-FILE REPORT 77-14, 1977, P. 301-306.
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