The Negro Head Iron Deposit is a iron mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 2,001 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: 2,001 Feet (610 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 34.07389, -115.62361
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Negro Head Iron Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Negro Head Iron Deposit
Secondary: Nigger Head Iron Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
District: Dale
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Harry Olsen
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Surface-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
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE REPORTED TO ASSAY 60 % FE
Materials
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Magnetite
Comments
Comment (Workings): 80 Ft. Vertical Shaft And Open Cuts
Comment (Names): The original site name contained a derogatory word that has been changed according to Department of the Interior policy outlined at http://geonames.usgs.gov/docs/pro_pol_pro.pdf. See Chap. 3, Policy V. The revised form of the name now appears in the permanent record as the "Current" or preferred site name, and the prior, derogatory name is labeled "Previous".
Comment (Location): Note: Narrative Location (1 1/2 Miles SE Of Ivanhoe Mine) Places This Mines In T. 1s. R. 12e, And Probably In Section 25.
References
Reference (Deposit): Tucker, W.B. And Sampson, R.J., 1943; Mineral Resources San Bernardino: Ca. Jour. Mines And Geology, Vol. 39, No. 4, P. 471
Reference (Deposit): Wright, L.A., Et Al, 1953; Mines And Mineral Resources San Bernardino, Ca.; Ca. Jour. Mines And Geology, Vol. 49, Nos. 1 and 2; P. 68 (Tabulated List Of Mines)
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