The Dorris May is a iron and gold mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 2,999 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
Elevation: 2,999 Feet (914 Meters)
Commodity: Iron, Gold
Lat, Long: 34.06944, -115.64000
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Dorris May MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dorris May
Secondary: Iron Age Extension
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
District: Dale
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: James Hill
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
Form: LENTICULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Deposit): PROBABLY SAME AS IRON AGE EXTENSION? ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Workings): TWO ADITS DRIVEN ON GOLD PROSPECT
References
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B. AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1943: MINERAL RESOURCES SAN BERNARDINO, CA.; CA. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 39, NO. 4, P. 469
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