The Black Bart Mine is a mine located in Lake county, California at an elevation of 2,300 feet.
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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: 2,300 Feet (701 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.7133, -122.64250
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Black Bart Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Bart Mine
Secondary: Tucker Lease
Secondary: Great Western Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: Lake
District: Mount St. Helens
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: Located Claim
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Anglo-American Mining Co. (Last Operator)
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1918
Discovery Year: 1917
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Coast Ranges
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Chromite
Unknown: Olivine
Unknown: Pyroxene
Unknown: Serpentine
Comments
Comment (Deposit): DOW & THAYER 1946 STATE THAT ORE RANGES FROM 20 TO 50 PER CE 3,SHIPMENTS AVERAGED 48% CR2O3 PRODUCTION ESTIMATES VARY-APP TONS SHIPPED,ALL WW1 NO RESERVES-NEW ORE BODIES WOULD HAVE FOUND FOR MINING TO CONTINUE
References
Reference (Deposit): DAVIS,EF,1918,COOP WAR MIN INVEST IN CAL,LAKE CO NO.1,UNPUBL
Reference (Deposit): DOW,DH&THAYER,TP,1946-CR-CAL. CALDIV MINES BULL 134,PT2,CH1,
Reference (Deposit): BRADLEY,WW ET AL,1918,MN&CR IN CAL,CAL ST MINING BUR BULL 76
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