The Ramsey is a gold mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 5,518 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: 5,518 Feet (1,682 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 34.37833, -117.06083
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Ramsey MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ramsey
Secondary: Wheeler
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
District: Bellville
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
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Los Angeles Ranges
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: PINCH-SWELL
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: REPORTED TO CARRY $20-$50 AU/TON
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL THOUSAND FEET OF UNDERGROUND WORKINGS, INCLUDING SHAFTS, INCLINES, DRIFTS, AND SEVERAL ADITS. 25-TON CYANIDE PLANT, NOW DISMANTLED. DRIFTS ON 40-FT AND 65-FT. LEVELS. NORTH OF SHAFT, TUNNEL DRIVEN SOUTH ON VEIN FOR 40 FT. VEIN STOPED FOR 20 FT. TO A DEPTH OF 10 FT. 500 FT. NORTH OF SHAFT. ANOTHER TUNNEL HAS BEEN DRIVEN NORTH 150 FT. WITH 50 FT. OF BACKS. ORE STOPED TO SURFACE FOR LENGTH OF 50 FT. 500 FT. NORTH OF THESE WORKINGS, TUNNEL DRIVEN SOUTH FOR 200 FT. ORE SHOOT 100 FT. LONG, 2 FT. THICK, IS STOPED TO SURFACE FOR 60 FT. 100 FT. AND 150 FT. WINZES IN TUNNEL
Comment (Geology): ORE OCCURS BETWEEN DIORITE DIKES AND GRANITE.
Comment (Deposit): 12 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): UTM EST. SE 1/4 NW 1/4 2
Comment (Production): NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND
Comment (Deposit): VEINS ALONG DIKES, ABOUT 500 FT. APART. 6 IN-4 FT. THICK. CAN BE TRACED ALONG SURFACE OUTCROPS FOR ABOUT 6000 FT. STRIKES AND DIPS GIVEN FOR WEST AND EAST VEINS, RESPECTIVELY. AS A RULE, WHEN VEINS PINCH TO A THICKNESS OF 6-12 INCHES, THE GOLD VALUES INCREASE. DIORITE FOOTWALL, GRANITE HANGING WALL.
References
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J.G., 1957: LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53, P. 662
Reference (Production): GOODWIN (1957)
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B. AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1943, MINERAL RESOURCES, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 39, NO. 4, P. 458
Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, L.A. AND OTHERS, 1953, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIF, TABULATED LIST: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 49, NOS. 1 & 2, P. 54
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