Gillsmith and Victory

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

Name: Gillsmith and Victory  

State:  California

County:  San Bernardino

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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