The Blue Boy and Black Mountain Group is a mine located in Riverside county, California at an elevation of 3,501 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: 3,501 Feet (1,067 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 33.85, -116.86667
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Blue Boy and Black Mountain Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blue Boy and Black Mountain Group
Commodity
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: California
County: Riverside
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Los Angeles Ranges
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Epidote
Comments
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION KNOWN
Comment (Deposit): SCHEELITE ON VEIN IN THE BLUE BOY CLAIM, TACTITE EXPOSURES STRIKING NE ON BLACK MOUNTAIN CLAIM.
Comment (Workings): BLUE BOY; OPEN CUT 12 FT. IN LENGTH, 5 FT. IN DEPTH BLACK MOUNTAIN; SHALLOW OPEN CUTS, AND 10 FT. SHAFT.
Comment (Deposit): BLUE BOY; 1% WO3 REPORTED BLACK MOUNTAIN, 12 TONS EXTRACTED, ASSAYED 6% WO3 GROUP COMPRISES 4 CLAIMS; BLUE BOY, BLUE BOY NO. 1, BLACK MOUNTAIN AND BLACK MOUNTAIN NO. 1
References
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B. AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1945, MINERAL RESOURCES RIVERSIDE COUNTY; CA. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 41, NO. 3, P. 154.
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.
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