Romans Rainbow 1 and 2

The Romans Rainbow 1 and 2 is a gold and silver mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 4,593 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

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Site Name

Primary: Romans Rainbow 1 and 2
Secondary: Tough Nut Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc

Location

State: California
County: San Bernardino

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Unknown

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Raines Resources,I Inc.
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1981

Owner Name: Piute Cayon Mines, Inc.
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1981

Owner Name: Atkinson, Ralph And Watts, Gar
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1981

Owner Name: Roman, P. K.
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1982

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1870
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

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

Not available

Comments

Not available

References

Reference (Deposit): PROVIDENCE MOUNTAINS, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA,

Reference (Deposit): PROVIDENCE MOUNTAINS STUDY AREA, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY,

Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT

Reference (Deposit): P. 27-35, MAP SHEETS.

Reference (Deposit): MOYLE, P. R., AND OTHERS, 1986, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE

Reference (Deposit): MLA 47-86, APPENDIX B, NO. 112, P. 290

Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J. J., 1896, THIRTEENTH REPOTRT OF THE STATE

Reference (Deposit): MINERALOGIST (THIRD BIENNIAL) FOR THE TWO YEARS ENDING

Reference (Deposit): SEPTEMBER 15, 1896: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU,

Reference (Deposit): 726 P.

Reference (Deposit): HAZZARD, J. C., 1954, ROCKS AND STRUCTURE OF THE NORTHERN

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