Negro Head Iron Deposit

The Negro Head Iron Deposit is a iron mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 2,001 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Negro Head Iron Deposit
Secondary: Nigger Head Iron Deposit

Commodity

Primary: Iron

Location

State: California
County: San Bernardino
District: Dale

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Harry Olsen

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
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: ORE REPORTED TO ASSAY 60 % FE

Materials

Ore: Hematite
Ore: Magnetite

Comments

Comment (Workings): 80 Ft. Vertical Shaft And Open Cuts

Comment (Names): The original site name contained a derogatory word that has been changed according to Department of the Interior policy outlined at http://geonames.usgs.gov/docs/pro_pol_pro.pdf. See Chap. 3, Policy V. The revised form of the name now appears in the permanent record as the "Current" or preferred site name, and the prior, derogatory name is labeled "Previous".

Comment (Location): Note: Narrative Location (1 1/2 Miles SE Of Ivanhoe Mine) Places This Mines In T. 1s. R. 12e, And Probably In Section 25.

References

Reference (Deposit): Tucker, W.B. And Sampson, R.J., 1943; Mineral Resources San Bernardino: Ca. Jour. Mines And Geology, Vol. 39, No. 4, P. 471

Reference (Deposit): Wright, L.A., Et Al, 1953; Mines And Mineral Resources San Bernardino, Ca.; Ca. Jour. Mines And Geology, Vol. 49, Nos. 1 and 2; P. 68 (Tabulated List Of Mines)

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