The Hidden Value is a tungsten mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 3,901 feet.
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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: 3,901 Feet (1,189 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 34.53528, -115.22056
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Hidden Value MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hidden Value
Secondary: Hidden Value and Victory
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1945
Material type: WO3
Description: Ap_Grade: ^2.75% Wo3
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: GRADES FROM .5 TO 3% WO3
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Epidote
Comments
Comment (Production): OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE 1943
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZED BELT IS ABOUT 2 MILES IN LENGHT, ABOUT 1000 FT. WIDE. SCHEELITE OCCURS AT INTERSECTION OF NORTH-TRENDING FRACTURES WHICH CUT THE TACTITE BODY.
Comment (Workings): ADITS
Comment (Reserve-Resource): 1953: TAILINGS ASSAYING 1 TO 1.5% WO3 WERE BEING SAVED FOR FUTURE TREATMENT.
References
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B. AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1943; MINERAL RESOURCES, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY; CA. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 39, NO. 4, P. 502 - 503.
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. 148.
Reference (Production): WRIGHT, L. A.
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