Blackhawk Mine and Mill
Located southeast of Lucerne Valley - San Bernardino County. Recovered gold and silver from mined ore by leaching cyanide solution through about 200 tons per day of crushed ore.
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Lucerne Valley
Blackhawk Mine and MillLocated southeast of Lucerne Valley - San Bernardino County. Recovered gold and silver from mined ore by leaching cyanide solution through about 200 tons per day of crushed ore. Location and HistoryThis district is in southwestern San Bernardino County about 30 miles northeast of San Bernardino on the north side of the San Bernardino Mountains. It also has been known as the Silver Reef district. The district was organized in 1870. An English concern organized the Santa Fe group in 1890 to work the area on a large scale, but work stopped soon afterward and prospecting was minor during the early 1900s. The Santa Fe group was re opened in 1921 and operated continuously until 1940. In this last operation, the production amounted to $300,000.Geology and Ore DepositsThe area is underlain by granitic rocks, mica schist, gneiss, and a limestone belt. A mineralized zone known as the Arlington Santa Fe lode occurs in a thrust fault that strikes westand dips north. The ore consists of hematite-bearing gouge and a limestone breccia. Several ore bodies yielded up to one ounce of gold per ton. The ore zones arc up to 75 feet thick and 1000 feet long. Much of the output in the district has come from the Santa Fe groups. |
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