The Olympus is a gold mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 2,300 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: 2,300 Feet (701 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 35.12417, -116.82278
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Olympus MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Olympus
Secondary: Paradise
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
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
Form: LENS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Deposit): PARALLEL 1-20 FT. THICK VUGGY VEINS. PROBABLY DO NOT EXCEED 500 FT. IN LENGTH.
Comment (Geology): 365 FT. FROM PORTAL OF LOWER TUNNEL, VEIN CUT OFF BY N45E-TRENDING FAULT
Comment (Deposit): APPARENTLY NOT THE SAME MINE AS THE OLYMPUS (PARADISE) MINE IN SEC. 18. 7 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): UTM ACC NE 1/4 NW 1/4 NE 1/4
Comment (Production): OPERATED 1915-25, 1935-41, 50,000 TONS OF $6 ORE REPORTED MINED. NO OFFICIAL PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND.
Comment (Workings): INCLINE WITH LEVELS, 400 FT ADIT, 50 FT. ABOVE THIS, ANOTHER 300 FT. ADIT. SERIES OF RAISES CONNECT THE TWO. CUTS, TRENCHES
References
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 3, P. 127
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B. AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1931, GOLD-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIF: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 27, P. 306-307
Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, L.A. AND OTHERS, 1953, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 49, NOS. 1 & 2, P. 76
Reference (Production): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO. (1964)
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