Black Mesas

The Black Mesas is a gold mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 2,480 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: Black Mesas  

State:  California

County:  San Bernardino

Elevation: 2,480 Feet (756 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 34.285, -114.37940

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Satelite image of the Black Mesas

Black Mesas MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Black Mesas
Secondary: Blossom
Secondary: Bowman
Secondary: Birnbach


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver


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: Located Claim


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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 PROPERTY 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. THIS PROPERTY COULD BE THE OLD "BOWMAN MINE" OR THE OLD "BIRNBACH MINE".


References

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REORT MLA 50-87, 1987,

Reference (Deposit): APPENDIX B, NO. 22, P. 96.


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