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California · San Bernardino County

Scotty Wilson Mine

Unconfirmed Zinc Underground

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Key facts

State
California
County
San Bernardino
Development status
Past Producer
Mine type
Underground
Primary commodity
Zinc
Verification
Unconfirmed

Also known as

  • Scotty Wilson, Van Dusen Canyon

Mine Location

Approximate Area

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Documented underground workings

Mindat locality description

A former Pb-Ag-Zn-U occurrence/mine located in sec. 4, T2N, R1E, SBM, 4.7 km (2.9 miles) WNW of Big Bear City, along Van Dusen Canyon (Caribou Creek), N of Bertha Ridge, on National Forest land. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 …

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  • Derived from MRDS oper_type (existing operation): Underground
  • MRDS oper_type documents existing underground operation (dev_stat=Past Producer): Underground · oper_type

Verification

Unconfirmed

Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.

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Why it's listed

USGS source data documents underground workings for this record.

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History & operations

Historical record

  • Development status: Past Producer

Commodities & minerals

Reported minerals

  • Galena
  • Pyrite
  • Sphalerite
  • Uraninite

Access & recent conditions

Land
unknown

Community reports

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Sources & evidence

USGS Mineral Resources Data System

Type: Historical mine record

Supports:

  • mine identity
  • development status
  • commodities
  • underground eligibility evidence

Mindat

Type: Mineralogical locality database

Record: Mindat Locality: 89447

Supports:

  • locality identity
  • reported minerals (4)

A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.

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