Un-Named Prospect

The Un-Named Prospect is a silver, gold, and copper mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 3,740 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

Name: Un-Named Prospect

State:  California

County:  San Bernardino

Elevation: 3,740 Feet (1,140 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold, Copper

Lat, Long: 35.77194, -117.45639

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Un-Named Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Un-Named Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Iron
Tertiary: Sulfur


Location

State: California
County: San Bernardino
District: Argus


Land Status

Land ownership: Military Reservation
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

Type: Surface


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Malachite


Comments

Comment (Commodity): SILVER & GOLD PRESENCE SPECULATIVE UNTIL ASSAY RESULTS RECEIVED

Comment (Workings): THIS IS A CAVED ADIT OR PROSPECT PROBABLY EXPLORING A QUARTZ VEIN OF UNKNOWN ATTITUDE. A SMALL PILE OF MINERALIZED QUARTZ WAS NEARBY AND WAS SAMPLED. CAVING AND COVERING WITH SLOPE WASH LIMIT STUDY OF GEOLOGY AND SIZE

Comment (Geology): NO OUTCROPS WERE VISIBLE IN IMMEDIATE AREA BUT PREDOMINANT INTRUSIVE

Comment (Deposit): THIS WORKING IS A SMALL TRENCH OR CAVED ADIT THAT WAS DEVELOPED TO EXPLORE A VEIN OR SHEAR ZONE. BROKEN SURFACE ROCK OF 600 TO 700 CUBIC WORKINGS BUT SURFACE EXPOSURE IS LIMITED TO 5' BY 5' BY 3' DEEP. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV


References

Reference (Deposit): W.F. DURBIN, G. HOBSON, MAPPING & SAMPLING 4-22-83


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