Gold Bullion Mine

Past Producer in San Bernardino county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10035596
MRDS ID M023446
Record type Site
Current site name Gold Bullion Mine
Related records 10286978

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.28449, 34.62723 (WGS84)
Elevation 1067
Relative position 1 MI. ESE SPARKHULE MTN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Bernardino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Helendale(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Victorville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Bernardino(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mojave(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CA)

Bureau of Land Management CA BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Bernardino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 006N 004W 10 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Sidewinder Series
    Rock description Sidewinder Series
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Sidewinder Series
    Rock description Sidewinder Series

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.28449, 34.62723

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N10E
    Dip 85W
    Thickness 0.91M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone

Comments on the geologic information

  • ANDESITE OCCURS AS A DIKE 60-FT IN THICKNESS. IT IS SHEARED (SCHISTOSE) WHERE CUT BY VEIN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Oro Grande

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 24.38M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WRIGHT, L.A., AND OTHERS, 1953, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, TABULATED LIST: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 49, NOS. 1&2, P. 36

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W.B. AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1931, GOLD-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 27, P. 297

  • Deposit

    BOWEN, O.E., 1954, GEOLOGY, & MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE BARSTOW QUADRANGLE, SAN BERNARDINO CO., CALIF.: CALIF. DIV MINES & GEOLOGY BULL. 165, P. 125

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, 2-3 FT. THICK W/ COARSE STRINGERS IN SHEAR ZONE. VEIN APPEARS NEARLY VERTICAL AT SURFACE.
Deposit ADJOINS OZARK ON THE SOUTH. 1 CLAIM. IDLE SINCE 1931 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1979 Nelson, Scott C. (Albers, John, P.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative California resources

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