The Mabel is a gold and silver mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 3,999 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
Elevation: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 34.54361, -115.18139
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Mabel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mabel
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM EST. N 1/2 N 1/2 10
Comment (Deposit): VEIN (S)
Comment (Workings): 110 FT. INCLINE, 700 FT. TUNNEL, WINZES AND DRIFTS.
Comment (Production): NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND
Comment (Deposit): PART OF BIGHORN MINE. SEE THAT MINE FOR ADDITIONAL DATA ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J.G., 1957, LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53, NOS. 3 & 4, P.650
Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, L.A., AND OTHERS, 1953, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIF., TABULATED LIST: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 49, NOS. 1&2, P. 47
Reference (Production): GOODWIN (1957)
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