The Darling is a gold mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 4,501 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: 4,501 Feet (1,372 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 35.33361, -115.23500
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Darling MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Darling
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
District: Vanderbilt
Land Status
Not available
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: 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
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE SAID TO CARRY $10-$20/TON IN GOLD.
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM EST. SE 1/4 35, NW 1/4 2
Comment (Production): NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND
Comment (Deposit): 2 PARALLEL VEIN SYSTEMS 3-6 FT. THICK.
Comment (Workings): 4 INCLINES WITHIN 400 FT. OF EACH OTHER 265 TO 55 FT. DEEP. SEVERAL HUNDRED FT. OF TUNNELS APPENDED TO SOUTHERMOST (DEEPEST) AND NORTHERMOST SHAFTS ON THE MIDNIGHT CLAIM, ORE WAS ENCOUNTERED AT DEPTH OF 90 FT.
Comment (Deposit): BORDERS VANDERBILT CLAIM. 20 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
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. 32
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B. AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1931, GOLD-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V.27, P.293
Reference (Production): WRIGHT (1953)
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