The Austin Group is a manganese, gold, lead, and tungsten mine located in Kern county, California.
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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:
Commodity: Manganese, Gold, Lead, Tungsten
Lat, Long: 35.41972, -117.79750
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Austin Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Austin Group
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: California
County: Kern
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): E 1/2 SEC. 16 , AND S 1/2 SEC. 9 UTM EST.
Comment (Commodity): TUNGSTEN REPORTED BY OWNER IN 1955 .
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SHAFTS AND CROSS CUT ADITS. ADIT IN SEC. 16 IS DRIVEN N 10 W AND IS PROBABLY A FEW HUNDRED FEET LONG. TWO ADITS WITH MODERATE DUMPS IN BOTTOM OF CANYON IN SEC. 9 , AND SEVERAL SHAFTS 200 - 500 FT. UP SLOPES OF CANYON WALLS.
References
Reference (Deposit): TROXEL, B.W. AND MORTON, P.K., 1962 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF KERN COUNTY, CA; COUNTY REPT. 1 , CA. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, P. 85
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