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Comanche Mine

The Comanche Mine is a copper mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 3,707 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: Comanche Mine

State:  California

County:  San Bernardino

Elevation: 3,707 Feet (1,130 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 34.8439, -115.69030

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Comanche Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Comanche Mine

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Iron

Location

State: California
County: San Bernardino

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert

Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): GRANITE MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, SAN BERNARDINO

Reference (Deposit): COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA

Reference (Deposit): 28-84, P. 12-15.

Reference (Deposit): SABINE, C., 1984, MINERAL INVESTIGATION OF THE BRISTOL/

Reference (Deposit): EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUTNY, CALIFORNA (ABSTR): GEOL

Reference (Deposit): SOC. AMER., ABSTR., VOL. 3, NO. 2, P. 189.

Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CA.

Reference (Deposit): GAMBLE, J., 1959, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF TOWNSHIP

Reference (Deposit): 9 NORTH, RANGES 11 AND 12 EAST. SAN BERNARDINO BASE AND

Reference (Deposit): MERIDIAN, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (UNPUBLISHED)

Reference (Deposit): OESTERLING, W.A., AND SPURCK, W.H., 1964, MINRALS FOR INDUS-

Reference (Deposit): TRY, VOL. 3, SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CA.

Reference (Deposit): SABINE, C., 1971, LUTONIC ROCKS OF THE GRANITE MOUNTAINS

Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H. F., 1959, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF

Reference (Deposit): TOWNSHIP 8 NORTH, RANGES 13 AND 14 EAST, SAN BERNARDINO

Reference (Deposit): BASE AND MERIDIAN, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

Reference (Deposit): (UNPUBLISHED): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CA.

Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H.F., AND COOKSLEY, J. 1959, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL

Reference (Deposit): RESOURCES OF TOWNSHIP 9 NORTH RANGES 13 AND 14 EAST, SAN

Reference (Deposit): BERNARDINO BASE AND MERIDIAN, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY,

Reference (Deposit): CALIFORIA (UNPUBLISHED): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., SAN

Reference (Deposit): FRANCISCO, CA.

Reference (Deposit): GAMBLE, J. 1959, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF TOWNSHIP

Reference (Deposit): 8 NORTH, RANGES 11 AND 12 EAST, SAN BERNARDINO BASE AND

Reference (Deposit): MERIDIAN, SAN BERNARDIO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (UNPUBLISHED)

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