Homer Mountain Prospect

The Homer Mountain Prospect is a gold mine located in San Bernardino county, California.

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: Homer Mountain Prospect  

State:  California

County:  San Bernardino

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 35.04083, -114.87889

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Satelite image of the Homer Mountain Prospect

Homer Mountain Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Homer Mountain Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Arsenic


Location

State: California
County: San Bernardino


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Santa Fe Pacific Mining, Inc.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ANOMALOUS SOIL GEOCHEMISTRY 20-406 PPB AU, 200-500 PPB IS COMMON


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): JUST OFF HWY 95, E OF MOJAVE SCENIC AREA

Comment (Geology): HOST ROCK OVER PREC GRANITES AND GNEISSES. TERT ROCKS FRACTURED AND IRON STAINED WITH HEMATITE AND LIMONITE.

Comment (Commodity): ARSENIC APPEARS TO BE THE ONLY TRACE ELEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH MINERALIZATION

Comment (Development): SANTA FE PACIFIC MAPPED IN MID-1950'S; SANTA FE PACIFIC DID GRID SOIL SAMPLING IN 1992; ECHO BAY SAMPLED IN 1988 AND DRILLED 3 HOLES ALONG STRIKE OF PROJECTED MINERALIZED TRENDS.

Comment (Deposit): FOUR GOLD ZONES ARE APPARENT FROM SURFACE SOIL GEOCHEMISTRY - 1000 TO 1200 FT LENGTHS AND WIDTHS IN THE 200 TO 300 FT RANGE.


References

Reference (Deposit): SANTA FE PACIFIC MINING, INC., INFORMATION SHEE

Reference (Analytical Data): SANTA FE PACIFIC MINING, INC., INFORMATION SHEET


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