Los Padre

The Los Padre is a gold mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 2,598 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: Los Padre  

State:  California

County:  San Bernardino

Elevation: 2,598 Feet (792 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 34.39028, -116.41083

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Los Padre MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Los Padre


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: San Bernardino
District: Dry Lake


Land Status

Not available


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: 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

Analytical Data: SOME HIGH-GRADE ORE RECOVERED FROM UPPER WORKINGS.


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): UTM ACC. TOPO INDICATES SEC. 36 REF. PLACES MINE IN SEC. 35

Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 2-3 FT. THICK

Comment (Workings): 150 FT. INCLINE, DRIFT ADIT AT 50 FT. AND DRIFT OFF A 700 FT. CROSS CUT ADIT AT 150 FT. DRIFTS AT THESE LEVELS RUN FOR 380 FT. ORE TREATED IN MILL 0.5 MI W. OF PROPERTY.

Comment (Deposit): 8 CLAIMS. TUCKER & SAMPSON LOCATE MINE IN T4N R6E, SEC. 18. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

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. 46

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B. AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1943, GOLD-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 39, P. 455-456


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