The New Era is a gold mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 5,381 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: 5,381 Feet (1,640 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 35.365, -115.51194
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New Era MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: New Era
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
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
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM EST SW 1/4
Comment (Deposit): NARROW VEINS THAT FILL PARALLEL FRACTURES
Comment (Deposit): 2 UNPATENTED CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Workings): MILL, 80 DEGREE INCLINED SHAFT FOLLOWING DIP OF VEIN, 150 FT. DEEP WITH LEVELS AT 50, 80 AND 150 FT. LEVEL WORKINGS TOTAL SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET. MINOR SURFACE TRENCHING ON HILL CREST EXPOSES BARREN QUARTZ VEINS DIPPING 25 DEG. EAST.
References
Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, L.A. AND OTHERS, 1953, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 49, NOS. 1 & 2, P. 75-76
Reference (Production): WRIGHT (1953)
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