The Homer Mountain Prospect is a gold mine located in San Bernardino county, California.
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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
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Homer Mountain Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Homer Mountain Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Arsenic
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Santa Fe Pacific Mining, Inc.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ANOMALOUS SOIL GEOCHEMISTRY 20-406 PPB AU, 200-500 PPB IS COMMON
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): JUST OFF HWY 95, E OF MOJAVE SCENIC AREA
Comment (Geology): HOST ROCK OVER PREC GRANITES AND GNEISSES. TERT ROCKS FRACTURED AND IRON STAINED WITH HEMATITE AND LIMONITE.
Comment (Commodity): ARSENIC APPEARS TO BE THE ONLY TRACE ELEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH MINERALIZATION
Comment (Development): SANTA FE PACIFIC MAPPED IN MID-1950'S; SANTA FE PACIFIC DID GRID SOIL SAMPLING IN 1992; ECHO BAY SAMPLED IN 1988 AND DRILLED 3 HOLES ALONG STRIKE OF PROJECTED MINERALIZED TRENDS.
Comment (Deposit): FOUR GOLD ZONES ARE APPARENT FROM SURFACE SOIL GEOCHEMISTRY - 1000 TO 1200 FT LENGTHS AND WIDTHS IN THE 200 TO 300 FT RANGE.
References
Reference (Deposit): SANTA FE PACIFIC MINING, INC., INFORMATION SHEE
Reference (Analytical Data): SANTA FE PACIFIC MINING, INC., INFORMATION SHEET
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