The Gold Hill is a gold and silver mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 6,900 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: 6,900 Feet (2,103 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 34.25278, -116.79944
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Gold Hill MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Hill
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
District: Bear Valley
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
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: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Los Angeles Ranges
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE SAID TO BE LOW-GRADE
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 12 GOLD-SILVER CLAIMS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Production): A SMALL AMOUNT OF ORE PRODUCED IN 1942 RAN 12.82 OZ/TON AG AND 8.78% PB AND HAD RECOVERABLE CU AND AU.
Comment (Deposit): SERIES OF PARALLEL VEINS 2-10 FT THICK ALONG BEDDING PLANES
Comment (Workings): SHAFTS AND 100 FT. OF TRENCHES, CROSSCUT ADIT 1200 FT. LONG W/200 FT. DRIFT, SEVERAL OTHER ADITS. FOR DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF WORKINGS, SEE TUCKER AND SAMPSON (1943).
References
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B. AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1943, MINERAL RESOURCES, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIF.; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 39, NO. 4, P. 452, P.1.
Reference (Production): GOODWIN (1957)
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J.G., 1957, LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53, NOS. 3 & 4, P. 634
Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, L.A. AND OTHERS, 1953, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA TABULATED LIST: CALIF. JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 49, NOS. 1&2, P. 37
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