The Olympus Mine is a gold mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 2,349 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: 2,349 Feet (716 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 35.1244, -116.82470
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Olympus Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Olympus Mine
Secondary: Olympus
Secondary: Paradise
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1913
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
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
Comment (Location): THE OLYMPUS MINE IS MISLOCATED ON THE PARADISE RANGE 7.5-MIN. QUADRANGLE. G.P.S. DATA FOR LAT./LONG. PLACES THE MINE ON THE COYOTE LAKE 7.5-MIN. QUADRANGLE AT THE LOCATION LISTED FOR THIS RECORD. CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 49, 1953, P. 76, ERRONEOUSLY LISTS THE OLYMPUS MINE IN SEC. 18, T. 12 N., R. 1 E. SEE ALSO UNNAMED PROSPECT (0060711576).
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 49, 1953, P. 76.
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, VOL. III-
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, P. 127.
Reference (Deposit): U.S.B.M., 1989, DRAFT MINERAL REPORT FOR THE FORT IRWIN/
Reference (Deposit): NATIONAL TRAINING CENTER LAND EXPANSION - ENVIRONMENTAL
Reference (Deposit): IMPACT STATEMENT, (UNPUBLISHED REPORT DATED OCTOBER 4,
Reference (Deposit): 1989), P. 3-20.
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