The Old Glory is a tungsten mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 6,499 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: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 34.98972, -115.02250
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Old Glory MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Old Glory
Secondary: Argosy
Secondary: C. B. Jacobs Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
District: Eastern San Bernardino Co.
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVG. 2% WO3 REPORTED
Materials
Ore: Wolframite
Ore: Huebnerite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEINLETS
Comment (Production): SMALL PRODUCTION - NO VALUES REPORTED
Comment (Workings): ADIT 140 FT. LONG, 38 FT. RAISE AT THE FACE OF ADIT.
Comment (Deposit): NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
References
Reference (Deposit): PARTRIDGE, J. F., 1941; TUNGSTEN RESOURCES IN CALIFORNIA; CA. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 37, NO. 2, P. 305 - 306.
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. 122.
Reference (Production): WRIGHT, L. A.
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