The Black Magic is a iron and manganese mine located in San Bernardino county, California.
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Mine Info
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Black Magic MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Magic
Secondary: Emma
Secondary: Owl Hole
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Harold W. Orwig (Estate)
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLES REPORTEDLY INDICATE 50% FE
Materials
Ore: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM ACCT.
Comment (Workings): 180 FT. OF OPEN CUTS
Comment (Deposit): PART OF BLACK MAGIC MANGANESE MINE. NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, L.A., ET. AL., 1953; MINERAL RESOURCES SAN BERNARDINO, CA.; CA. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 49, NOS. 1 & 2, P. 65, (TABULATED LIST OF MINES)
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