The Nd Claims is a gold mine located in Los Angeles county, California at an elevation of 2,703 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: 2,703 Feet (824 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 34.8172, -117.76140
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Nd Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nd Claims
Secondary: Oronogo Mine
Secondary: Unnamed Location
Secondary: Alta 1 and 2
Secondary: Oronogo 1 and 2
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: California
County: Los Angeles
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: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1941
Discovery Year: 1939
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: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Barite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1089-B, 1960, PLATE 8.
Reference (Deposit): LESZCYKOWSKI, A.M., AND OTHERS, 1994, MINERAL RESOURCES OF
Reference (Deposit): THE WEST MOJAVE DESERT TORTOISE HABITAT (CATEGORY ONE AND
Reference (Deposit): TWO LANDS): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, MAP NO.
Reference (Deposit): 467, TABLE A-3, P. A-141.
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