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California · Riverside County

Delano Black Granite

Unconfirmed Granite Underground

Key facts

State
California
County
Riverside
Development status
Past Producer
Mine type
Underground
Primary commodity
Granite
Verification
Unconfirmed

Mine Location

Approximate Area

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Documented underground workings

Mindat locality description

A former granite deposit/quarry located in the W½NW¼ sec. 33, T4S, R4W, SBM, 3.4 km (2.1 miles) NNE of Bald Peak (coordinates of record) and 3.6 km (2.2 miles) W of Arcilla, along the eastern margin of the Santa Ana Mountains (W side of Temescal Valley…

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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.

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History & operations

Historical record

  • Development status: Past Producer

Commodities & minerals

Reported minerals

  • commodity:Granite
  • Granite

Access & recent conditions

Land
unknown

Community reports

No community field reports yet.

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Sources & evidence

USGS Mineral Resources Data System

Type: Historical mine record

Supports:

  • mine identity
  • development status
  • commodities
  • underground eligibility evidence

Mindat

Type: Mineralogical locality database

Record: Mindat Locality: 86884

Supports:

  • locality identity
  • reported minerals (2)

A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.

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