The Yucca Palm Group is a gold mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 3,819 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: 3,819 Feet (1,164 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 35.38139, -115.83417
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Yucca Palm Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Yucca Palm Group
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Iron
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
District: Halloran Springs
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
Analytical Data: SAMPLES ASSAY FROM $3-$30/TON IN GOLD
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): 30 FT. SHAFT. OTHER CLAIMS PROSPECTED WITH SHALLOW OPEN CUTS & PROSPECT SHAFTS
Comment (Location): UTM EST. SW 1/4 17 LOCATED ON SLOPE OF RIDGE SW OF LAVA FLOW, THE MOST NORTHERLY CLAIMS BEING COVERED W/BASALT.
Comment (Deposit): 3 PARALLEL VEINS, 3-6 FT. THICK. A SERIES OF PARALLEL APLITE DIKES, WHICH STRIKE NE, OCCUR ON THIS GROUP OF CLAIMS.
Comment (Deposit): 35 CLAIMS. 7 CLAIMS IN LENGTH BY 5 CLAIMS IN WIDTH, WITH 10500 FT. ON THE LODE. PROBABLY PART OF TELEGRAPH MINE HOLDINGS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B. AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1931, GOLD-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 27, P. 333
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