Poble

The Poble is a gold mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 7,251 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: Poble  

State:  California

County:  San Bernardino

Elevation: 7,251 Feet (2,210 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 34.30278, -116.82806

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Poble MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Poble
Secondary: Gold Mtn.
Secondary: Lucky Baldwin


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: San Bernardino


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Los Angeles Ranges


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: EST. AVG. $6/TON AU (LATE 1930'S)


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Workings): MILL WORKS NOW EXIST AS OPEN CUT 600 FT. LONG ALONG FAULT, BUT EXTEND INTO QUARTZITE WESTWARD. TUNNEL EXISTED FOR THE LENGTH OF THE ZONE

Comment (Deposit): VEINS IN MINERALIZED ZONE AVERAGING 40 FT. THICK ALONG FAULT CONTACT

Comment (Geology): FAULT CONTACT BETWEEN PALEOZOIC (MISSISSIPPIAN?) SARAGOSSA QUARTZITE ON SOUTH AND SOFT SCHIST ON NORTH. FAULT FOUND TO CUT OFF GOLD-BEARING ROCK AT SHALLOW DEPTH.

Comment (Deposit): 8 PATENTED AND 8 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Production): NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND


References

Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, L.A., AND OTHERS, 1953, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIF., CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 49, NOS. 1 & 2, P. 74-75 PL. 7

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B. AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1940, CURRENT MINING ACTIVITY IN SOUTHERN CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 36, NO. 1, P. 66-67

Reference (Production): WRIGHT (1953) TUCKER & SAMPSON (1940)


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