The St. Elmo is a gold mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 3,189 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: 3,189 Feet (972 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 35.30083, -117.61167
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St. Elmo MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: St. Elmo
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1895
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
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): GOLD MOSTLY IN HIGH-GRADE POCKETS
Comment (Production): ORE SHIPPED FROM PROPERTY TO SELBY SMELTING CO. NETTED $350/TON. NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORDS FOUND
Comment (Deposit): 2 VEINS, STEEPLY DIPPING, 4-10 FT. THICK. 235 FT. APART
Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS, 250 AND 150 FT. DEEP. WITH SEVERAL THOUSAND FT. OF DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS. OPEN CUTS OTHER SHALLOW SHAFTS.
Comment (Deposit): MOST ACTIVE IN LATE 1800'S. 6 PATENTED LODE CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, L.A., AND OTHERS, 1953, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, TABULATED LIST: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 49, NOS. 1 & 2, P. 56
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B. AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1940, GOLD-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 36, P. 75-76
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B. AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1931, GOLD-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 27, P. 314
Reference (Production): WRIGHT (1953) TUCKER & SAMPSON (1931)
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