Big Horn Mine

The Big Horn Mine is a gold mine located in Los Angeles county, California at an elevation of 6,860 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

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Site Name

Primary: Big Horn Mine
Secondary: Called Back Claim
Secondary: Del Norte Claim
Secondary: Milwaukee Claim
Secondary: Atlanta Claim
Secondary: Katahdin & Ontario Claims

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead

Location

State: California
County: Los Angeles
District: Mount Baldy District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Siskon Corp., Box 889, Reno, Nv. 89504
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1975

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1903
Discovery Year: 1891
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Los Angeles Ranges

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Silver

Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): 1994 RESERVES FROM FAHNESTOCK BROCHURE 1994.

Comment (Deposit): SISKON MAY REOPEN/BUILD THIS PAST PRODUCER.

References

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL 107, AUGUST 7, 1996, P1, "SISKON TO

Reference (Deposit): BUILD SECOND GOLD MINE".

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 33, 1937, P. 178-179.

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 50, 1954, NO. 10, P. 616.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1506-D, 1982, P. 67-70.

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