Blue Cloud

The Blue Cloud is a copper mine located in San Bernardino county, California.

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: Blue Cloud  

State:  California

County:  San Bernardino

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 34.24083, -114.32361

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Blue Cloud MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Blue Cloud


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: California
County: San Bernardino


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


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: Hematite
Ore: Chrysocolla


Comments

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: RHYOLITE DIKE IN PRE-CAMBRIAN METAMORPHIC ROCKS.

Comment (Commodity): BRECCIATED ZONE CEMENTED WITH SPECULAR HEMATITE.

Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION REPORTED

Comment (Deposit): BRECCIATED ZONES IN DIKE WITH THIN SEAMS AND COATINGS OF CHRYSOCOLLA. DIKE STRIKES N 30 W, DIPS 50 SW, 3 - 12 FT. THICK.

Comment (Workings): SHORT ADITS AND SHALLOW CUTS, 1000 FT. NW IS VERTICAL SHAFT REPORTED DEPTH OF 300 - 400 FT.


References

Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, L. A., ETAL, 1953 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIF.; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 49 , NOS. 1 & 2 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 4 (AP.


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