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Blue Rock Nos. 1-6 Mine

The Blue Rock Nos. 1-6 Mine is a tungsten mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 4,121 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: Blue Rock Nos. 1-6 Mine

State:  California

County:  San Bernardino

Elevation: 4,121 Feet (1,256 Meters)

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 35.0664, -115.49830

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Blue Rock Nos. 1-6 Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Blue Rock Nos. 1-6 Mine
Secondary: Confidence Copper Mine

Commodity

Primary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver

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

Type: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: 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

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Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): PARTRIDGE, J. F., JR., 1941, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF

Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY,

Reference (Deposit): V. 37, P. 306.

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., 1918A, CONFIDENCE COPPER MINE: UNPUBLISHED

Reference (Deposit): FIELD REPORT, CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, 2 P.

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., 1921, LOS ANGELES FIELD DIVISION: CALIFORNIA

Reference (Deposit): STATE MINING BUREAU, REPORT XVII OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST

Reference (Deposit): P. 340.

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1930, LOS ANGELES FIELD

Reference (Deposit): DIVISION, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTTY: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF

Reference (Deposit): MINES, REPORT XXVI OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, NO. 3,

Reference (Deposit): P. 209-210.

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1931, LOS ANGELES FIELD

Reference (Deposit): CLOUDMAN, H. C. HUGUENIN, EMILE, AND MERRILL, F. J. H.,

Reference (Deposit): 1919, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, IN MINES AND MINERAL

Reference (Deposit): RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA (1915-1916): CALIFORNIA STATE

Reference (Deposit): MINING BUREAU, REPORT XV OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, PART

Reference (Deposit): VI, P. 848-849.

Reference (Deposit): ERIC, J. H., 1948, TABULATION OF COPPER PROPERTIES IN

Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 144,

Reference (Deposit): PART 3, P. 302.

Reference (Deposit): HAZENBUSH, G. C., 1953, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF

Reference (Deposit): SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORIA JOURNAL OF

Reference (Deposit): MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 49, NOS. 1 AND 2, TABLES, P. 114-115

Reference (Deposit): DIVISION, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF

Reference (Deposit): MINES, REPORT XXVII OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, NO. 3,

Reference (Deposit): P. 269.

Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, L. A., STEWART, R. M., GAY, T. E., JR., AND

Reference (Deposit): HEWETT, D. F., 1956, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE

Reference (Deposit): IVANPAH QQUADRANGLE, CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA: USGS PROF.

Reference (Deposit): PAPER 275.

Reference (Deposit): EXPOSITION, 1904): CALIFORNIA STATE MINNG BUREAU, P. 6.

Reference (Deposit): JENKINS, O. P., 1942, TABULATION OF TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF

Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA TO ACCOMPANY ECONOMIC MINERAL MAP NO. 4:

Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 38, NO. 3 AND

Reference (Deposit): 4, P. 351.

Reference (Deposit): MOYLE, P. M., AND OTHERS, 1984, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE

Reference (Deposit): PROVIDENCE MOUNTAINS STUDY AREA, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY,

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

Reference (Deposit): MLA 47-86, APPENDIX B, NO. 18, P. 270.

Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, G. E., 1904, MAP AND REGISTER OF MINES AND MINERALS

Reference (Deposit): OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (LOUISIANA PURCHASE

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