Johnson

The Johnson is a gold mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 3,921 feet.

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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: Johnson  

State:  California

County:  San Bernardino

Elevation: 3,921 Feet (1,195 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 34.56111, -116.72889

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Johnson MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Johnson


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Arsenic


Location

State: California
County: San Bernardino
District: Ord Mtn.


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


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: 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: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 1-4 FT. THICK ALONG SHEAR ZONE. PART IS IRON STAINED QUARTZ, OTHER IS BRECCIATED WALL ROCK, RECEMENTED WITH QUARTZ.

Comment (Workings): 400 FT. ADIT TO VEIN AND 500 FT. OF DRIFTS. MILL SEVERAL SMALL LENSES OF IRON-STAINED QUARTZ HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED IN NORTH DRIFT

Comment (Deposit): 4 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Location): UTM EST. S 1/2 SW 1/4


References

Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 3, P. 114

Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, L.A., AND OTHERS, 1953, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, TABULATED LIST: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 49, NOS. 1 & 2, P. 44 PL.

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B. AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1940, GOLD-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 36, P. 68

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B. AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1940, GOLD-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIF: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 36, P. 68


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