Ramsey

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

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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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