Bagdad-Chase Mine

The Bagdad-Chase Mine is a copper and gold mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 2,602 feet.

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: Bagdad-Chase Mine  

State:  California

County:  San Bernardino

Elevation: 2,602 Feet (793 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Gold

Lat, Long: 34.6275, -116.16690

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Bagdad-Chase Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bagdad-Chase Mine
Secondary: Pacific Mine
Secondary: Camp Rochester
Secondary: Barstow Mill
Secondary: Pacific Mines
Secondary: Roosevelt Consolidated


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc


Location

State: California
County: San Bernardino
District: Buckeye District


Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Type: Patented


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Bagdad-Chase Mining Co.
Company ID: 404331
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1978
Years: 1904 - 1910

Owner Name: Pacific Mines Corp. Mined From 1910-1916
Company ID: 404331
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1978
Years: 1910 - 1916

Owner Name: D'Aix Syndicate Mined From 1938-1939
Company ID: 404331
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1978
Years: 1938 - 1939

Owner Name: Bagdad-Chase Ltd.
Company ID: 404331
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1978
Years: 1940 - 1943

Owner Name: Clark Mining And Exploration
Company ID: 404331
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1978

Owner Name: Bagdad-Chase Inc.
Company ID: 404331
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1978

Owner Name: John Hobbs, Present Owner 1943, September
Company ID: 404331
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1977

Owner Name: Bagdad Chase Mining Co.
Company ID: 404331
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1990


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Leach
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Milling Method: Hydrometallurgy Unspecified
Year First Production: 1904
Discovery Year: 1903
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M


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

Unknown: Chalcocite
Unknown: Inyoite
Unknown: Iodobromite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Chalcocite
Unknown: Manganite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): THE BAGDAD-CHASE MINE WAS ONE OF THE PRINCIPAL SOURCE OF GOLD AND COPPER IN SAN BERNADINO COUNTY. THE ORE OCCURS IN A FAULT BRECCIA AND IS VERY SILICEOUS. IT WAS GIVEN PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT IN WW II


References

Reference (Deposit): CLOUDMAN, H.E., HUGUEN, N.E., AND MERRILL, F.J.H., 1919, SAN

Reference (Deposit): BERNADINO CO., CAL. MIN. BUR. REPT. 15 P. 775-899.

Reference (Deposit): ERIC, J.H., 1948, TABULATION OF CU PROPERTIES OF CAL. CAL. D

Reference (Deposit): IU. MINES, BULL. 144, P. 199-357.

Reference (Deposit): GARDNER, D.L., 1940, GEOLOGY OF THE NEWBERRY ANDORD MOUNTAIN

Reference (Deposit): S, SAN BERNADINO CO. CAL., CAL. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL

Reference (Deposit): . 36, P. 257-292.

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1921, LOS ANGLES FIELD DIV., SAN BERNADINO CO.

Reference (Deposit): CAL. MIN. BUR. REPT. 17, P. 333-374.

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1923, LOS ANGLES FIELD DIV., SAN BERNADINO CO.

Reference (Deposit): CAL. MIN. BUR. REPT. 19, P. 165-173.

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., SAMPSON, R.J., LOS ANGLES FIELD DIVISION, SAN

Reference (Deposit): BERNADINO CO., CAL. DIV. MINES REPT. 26, P. 202-235

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., SAMPSON, R.J., 1931, LOS ANGLES FIELD DIV., SA

Reference (Deposit): N BERNADINO CO., CAL. DIV. MINES REPT. 27, P 262-401.

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., SAMPSON, R.J., CURRENT MINING ACTIVITY IN SOUT

Reference (Deposit): HERN CAL., SAN BERNADINO CO., CAL. DIV. MINES REPT 30, P. 32

Reference (Deposit): 3-326.

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., SAMPSON, R.J., 1940, CURRENT MINING ACTIVITY I

Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, L.A., STEWART, R.M., GAY, T.E., 1953, MINES AND MINE

Reference (Deposit): RAL DEPOSITS OF SAN BERNADINO CO., CAL, CALF. JOUR. MINES AN

Reference (Deposit): D GEOL., VOL. 49, P. 71-73.

Reference (Deposit): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1990.

Reference (Deposit): LONDON MINING JOURNAL. BENTLEY EXPANDS BAGDAD HOLDINGS.

Reference (Deposit): APRIL 17, 1987, P. 292.

Reference (Deposit): N SOUTHERN CAL., CAL. DIV. MINES REPT. 36, P.29.

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., SAMPSON, R.J., 1940, ECONOMIC MINERAL DEPOSITS

Reference (Deposit): OF THE NEWBERRY AND ORD MOUNTAINS, SAN BERNADINO CO., CAL DI

Reference (Deposit): U. MIN. RPT. 36, P. 232-256.

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., SAMPSON, R.J., 1943, MINERAL RESOURCES OF SAN

Reference (Deposit): BERNADINO CO., CAL. DIV. MINES REPT. 39, P. 247-549.


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