Black Hawk

The Black Hawk is a tungsten and gold mine located in San Bernardino county, California.

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 Hawk  

State:  California

County:  San Bernardino

Elevation:

Commodity: Tungsten, Gold

Lat, Long: 35.30361, -117.61278

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Black Hawk MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Black Hawk
Secondary: Leonard and Halloran


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: San Bernardino
District: Atolia


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Black Hawk Tungsten Mines Corp.
Home Office: M. L. Conroy, 527 Front St., San Pedro


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


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

Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Production): TUNGSTEN PRODUCTION SMALL - FIGURES NOT AVAILABLE

Comment (Workings): 4 SHAFTS, 4,000 FT. OF DRIFTS NONE OF THE UNDERGROUND WORKINGS WERE ACCESSIBLE IN 1940.

Comment (Deposit): BLACK HAWK MINING CO. OWNS A TIER OF 8 (?) PATENTED LODE CLAIMS SOUTH OF REDONDO PETE SHAFT WEST OF ATOLIA


References

Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D. M., TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS IN THE US; UNPUBLISHED DATA, P. 338 - 339.

Reference (Deposit): PARTRIDGE, J. F., 1941, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA; CA. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 37, NO. 2, P. 285 - 286.

Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, L. A. AND OTHERS, 1953, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CA.; CA. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 49, NOS. 1 & 2, P. 112, APPENDIX.

Reference (Production): PARTRIDGE, J. F., 1941


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