USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
California · Riverside County
Rose of Peru Mine
Unconfirmed Gold Underground
Key facts
- State
- California
- County
- Riverside
- Development status
- Past Producer
- Mine type
- Underground
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Verification
- Unconfirmed
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Mindat locality description
A former Au occurrence/mine located in the SW¼ sec. 1, T2S, R12E, SBM, about 14.8 km ENE of Pilot Mountain (summit) and about 4.2 km SE of New Dale (San Bernardino County). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 10 meters. Local rocks in…
Historical mapped workings
USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.
- 28 shaft symbols
- 9 adit symbols
View individual source records (2)
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
Reported minerals
- Chrysocolla
- Epidote
- Malachite
- Native Gold
- Pyrite
Access & recent conditions
- Land
- unknown
Community reports
No community field reports yet.
I Visited This MineSources & evidence
USGS Historical Topographic Mine Features
Type: Historical mapped physical features
Dataset: DOI 10.5066/P9TAALR6
Supports:
- mapped shaft symbols (28)
- mapped adit symbols (9)
Historical mapped features may no longer exist.
Mindat
Type: Mineralogical locality database
Record: Mindat Locality: 87345
Supports:
- locality identity
- reported minerals (5)
A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.
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