The Giant Ledge is a mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 5,699 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: 5,699 Feet (1,737 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 35.25444, -115.29889
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Giant Ledge MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Giant Ledge
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
District: Ivanpah
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Huebnerite
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): CROSSCUT TUNNEL 700 FT. IN LENGTH, SHALLOW SHAFTS 200 AND 60 FT. IN DEPTH, THREE OTHER SHAFTS 30 FT. EACH, DRIFTS OF 48 AND 45 FT., AND OPEN CUTS. WORKINGS TO THE NORTH, NEAR GRANITE-LIMESTONE CONTACT EXPLORED FLUORITE, BASE-METAL AND TUNGSTEN ZONES.
References
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B. AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1943 , MINERAL RESOURCES, SAN BERNARDINO; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 39 , NO. 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 434
Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, L. A., ETAL, 1953 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 49 , NOS. 1 & 2 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 9 - 10 (AP.)
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