The Gold Crown Group is a copper mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 1,161 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
Elevation: 1,161 Feet (354 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 34.3133, -114.21330
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Gold Crown Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Crown Group
Commodity
Primary: Copper
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: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: J. P. And Ruth M. Hinds
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Arizona
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Chrysocolla
Unknown: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THIS PORPERTY WAS EXAMINED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MINERAL APPRAISAL OF THE WHIPPLE MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS STUDY AREA (BLM) IN 1980. BACKUP INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN THE WFOC MINERAL PROPERTY FILES.
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 50-87, 1987,
Reference (Deposit): APPPENDIX B, NO, 51, P. 101.
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