The Courtland is a gold mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 7,300 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: 7,300 Feet (2,225 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 34.32694, -116.92694
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Courtland MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Courtland
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Iron
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1955
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Los Angeles Ranges
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
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Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM EST SE 1/4 24 SW 1/4 19
Comment (Deposit): VEIN
Comment (Workings): PROSPECTED BY SHALLOW PITS
Comment (Deposit): 4 LODE CLAIMS. IDLE IN 1958. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Geology): FURNACE FM. CALCITE AND DOLOMITE MARBLE INTRUDED BY GRANITE PORPHYRY DIKE
References
Reference (Deposit): RICHMOND, J.F. AND GRAY, C.H., JR., 1960, GEOLOGY OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MTS. NORTH OF BIG BEAR LAKE, CALIF: CALIF DIV. MINES SPECIAL REPORT NO. 65, P. 60
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