USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
California · San Bernardino County
Avawatz Crown
Unconfirmed Lead Underground
Key facts
- State
- California
- County
- San Bernardino
- Development status
- Past Producer
- Mine type
- Underground
- Primary commodity
- Lead
- Verification
- Unconfirmed
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Mindat locality description
A former Pb-Ag-Au-Cu-Zn occurrence/mine located in sec. 26, T16N, R6E, SBM, a few miles N of the Blue Bell Mine (8 miles E of Riggs [site]), on private (patented) land. NOTE: The location given in references cited are erroneous. The original claim corn…
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Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
- USGS MRDS working type: Underground
- MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Underground · work_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
- Chalcopyrite
- Sphalerite
- Chalcopyrite
- Galena
- Quartzite
- Sphalerite
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: 88020
Supports:
- locality identity
- reported minerals (4)
A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.
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