The Blackwater Project No. 1 is a gold mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 3,399 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: 3,399 Feet (1,036 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 35.3725, -117.34890
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Blackwater Project No. 1 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blackwater Project No. 1
Commodity
Primary: Gold
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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO 0060713458 AND 0060713825.
References
Reference (Deposit): MINERALIZATION OF THE BLACKWATER HYDROTHERMAL CELL,
Reference (Deposit): JENKINS, SCOTT L., 1989, GEOLOGY, ALTERATION AND
Reference (Deposit): SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA IN THE CALIFORNIA
Reference (Deposit): DESERT MINERAL SYMPOSIUM COMPENDIUM, SACRAMENTO, CALIF.,
Reference (Deposit): UNITED STATES DEPT. OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF LAND
Reference (Deposit): MANAGSEMENT, P. 151-161.
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