Big Horn

The Big Horn is a lead and gold mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 3,750 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

Name: Big Horn  

State:  California

County:  San Bernardino

Elevation: 3,750 Feet (1,143 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Gold

Lat, Long: 34.85778, -115.53167

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Big Horn MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Big Horn
Secondary: Mabel-Contention


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper


Location

State: California
County: San Bernardino


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Production): SHIPMENT OF LEAD ORE AND OF GOLD ORE IN 1940 - 1941 , LEAD ORE CONTAINED 15.7 % PB, SOME COPPER AND SILVER.

Comment (Deposit): VEIN 1 - 4 FT. THICK IN AN ANDESITE DIKE IN QUARTZ-MONZONITE.

Comment (Workings): CONTENTION CLAIM; 3 COMPARTMENT VERTICAL SHAFT - 325 FT. DEEP, LEVELS AT 160 AND 300 FT. ON 160 FT LEVEL, DRIFT SOUTH FOR 440 FT. TO SUBWAY VEIN WHICH STRIKES N 20 E, DIPS 65 W, 8 - 12 INCHES THICK. 300 FT. LEVEL, DRIFT SOUTH 110 FT, CROSSCUT DRIVEN NE FROM SHAFT 110 FT, WITH ADDITIONAL 100 FT. MABLE CLAIM; 140 FT. SHAFT, 80 FT OF DRIFTS AT BOTTOM. AT 40 FT. SULFIDE ORE ENCOUNTERED.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: FORMATION IS PRINCIPALLY QUARTZ MONZONITE, DIORITE, QUARTZITE AND ANDESITE. SERIES OF PARALLEL INTRUSIVE ANDESITE DIKES CUT QUARTZ MONZONITE, DIKES HAVE NORTHWARD TREND.


References

Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NO. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 615

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B. AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1943 , MINERAL RESOURCES, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY VOL. 39 , NO. 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 441 - 442 .

Reference (Production): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , P. 615 (SEE REF.)


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