The Copper Chief Group is a copper mine located in Kern county, California at an elevation of 3,501 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 3,501 Feet (1,067 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 35.42278, -117.84250
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Copper Chief Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper Chief Group
Secondary: Gold Badger
Secondary: Zumdra
Commodity
Primary: Copper
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: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ON SEC. LINE IN NW 1/4 SW 1/4 SEC. 7 ., UTM EST.
Comment (Production): SEVERAL TONS OF ORE SHIPPED BEFORE 1949 . INTERMITTENT ACTIVITY IN 1958 .
Comment (Deposit): ONE LENS IS ABOUT 6 FT. WIDE.
Comment (Workings): 750 FT. CROSSCUT ADIT DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY WEST TO INTERSECT QTZ. VEIN EXPOSED ON SURFACE
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. 86
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., ETC., 1949 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF KERN COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 45 , NO. 2 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 208 .
Reference (Production): TROXEL AND MORTON, 1962 .
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