Massen Group

Past Producer in San Bernardino county in California, United States with commodity Gold

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10103363
MRDS ID M023588
Record type Site
Current site name Massen Group
Related records 10116566

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.63559, 35.09584 (WGS84)
Elevation 853
Relative position 1 MI. W. ALVORD PK.
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Bernardino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 012N 003E 26,35 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. N 1/2 35, S 1/2 26

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.63559, 35.09584

Ore body information

  • Strike NW
    Dip 40-60 SW
    Thickness 0.61M

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • NUMBER OF SHALLOW SHAFTS & SHORT TUNNELS

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M023588

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W.B. AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1931, GOLD-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIF: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 27, P. 304

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit A NUMBER OF PARALLEL NARROW VEINS, 2 IN - 2 FT. THICK
Deposit COMPRISED 87 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1979 Nelson, Scott C. (Albers, John, P.) U.S. Geological Survey