Iron Age Mine

The Iron Age Mine is a iron 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: Iron Age Mine  

State:  California

County:  San Bernardino

Elevation:

Commodity: Iron

Lat, Long: 34.06333, -115.64861

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Iron Age Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Iron Age Mine


Commodity

Primary: Iron


Location

State: California
County: San Bernardino


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: D. Rhea Igo (Estate), Maude Igo Marcus Pluth (Estate) And Carrie And R. H. Sayers

Owner Name: Ferro Co., George Mcdonald, H. Evan Roberts And H.B. Alexander


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: ASSAYS FROM 20 SAMPLES AVG. 67.27 % FE OTHER ASSAY REPORTS SHOW 51.62 TO 65.18 % FE.


Materials

Ore: Hematite
Ore: Magnetite


Comments

Comment (Location): UTM ACCT.

Comment (Workings): OPEN-CUTS


References

Reference (Production): WRIGHT, L.A. ETAL, P. 95

Reference (Reserve-Resource): WRIGHT, L.A. ET AL, P. 95

Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, L.A., ET AL, 1953: MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES SAN BERNARDINO; CA. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 49, NOS. 1 & 2, P. 95


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