The Gillsmith and Victory is a tungsten mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 4,800 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 35.3, -115.30000
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Gillsmith and Victory MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gillsmith and Victory
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: REPORTED 1 - 2% WO3
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Fluorite
Comments
Comment (Workings): SHAFT 10 FT. DEEP AND A TUNNEL 65 FT. IN LENGTH
References
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B. AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1947, DEVELOPMENTS IN TUNGSTEN RESOURCES IN CA.; CA. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 37, NO. 4, P. 585.
Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, L. A. AND OTHERS, 1953, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CA.; CA. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 49, NOS. 1 & 2, P. 117.
Reference (Deposit): JENKINS, O. P., 1942, TABULATION OF TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS; CA. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 38, NO. 3 & 4, P. 350.
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