USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
California · San Bernardino County
Desert Butte Group
Unconfirmed Copper Underground
Key facts
- State
- California
- County
- San Bernardino
- Development status
- Past Producer
- Mine type
- Underground
- Primary commodity
- Copper
- Verification
- Unconfirmed
Also known as
- Desert Butte
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Mindat locality description
A former Cu-Pb-Zn-Au-Ag occurrence/mine located in sec. 16, T3N, R16E, SBM, 2.7 km (1.7 miles) SSW of Chubbuck, in the northern Kilbeck Hills. Operated in 1914. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters. The ore body has a dept…
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Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
- Derived from MRDS oper_type (existing operation): Underground
- MRDS oper_type documents existing underground operation (dev_stat=Past Producer): Underground · oper_type
Verification
Unconfirmed
Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.
Why it's listed
USGS source data documents underground workings for this record.
History & operations
Historical record
- Development status: Past Producer
Commodities & minerals
Access & recent conditions
- Land
- unknown
Community reports
No community field reports yet.
I Visited This MineSources & evidence
Mindat
Type: Mineralogical locality database
Record: Mindat Locality: 88411
Supports:
- locality identity
A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.
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