Unnamed Prospect

The Unnamed Prospect is a barium-barite mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 2,598 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: Unnamed Prospect

State:  California

County:  San Bernardino

Elevation: 2,598 Feet (792 Meters)

Commodity: Barium-Barite

Lat, Long: 34.9361, -116.97780

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Unnamed Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Barium-Barite
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc


Location

State: California
County: San Bernardino


Land Status

Not available


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): THIS PROSPECT IS PROBABLY ON THE MIDDLE VEIN IN THE PARALLEL, BARITE-BEARING VEIN SYSTEM DESCRIBED FOR THE BARIUM QUEEN MINE (0060710393).


References

Reference (Deposit): NO. 46

Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY,

Reference (Deposit): VOL. III - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, P. 67.


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