Grandad Group

The Grandad Group is a mine located in Kern county, California.

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

Name: Grandad Group

State:  California

County:  Kern

Elevation:

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 35.4575, -117.83389

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Grandad Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Grandad Group


Commodity

Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: California
County: Kern


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: 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

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Workings): VERTICAL SHAFT 60 - 75 FT. DEEP ON N -TRENDING SHEAR AND 150 FT. TO EAST IS S 35 W TRENDING CROSSCUT 75 - 100 FT. LONG.

Comment (Location): APPROX. CENTER OF SEC. 31 , UTM EST.

Comment (Deposit): 6 INCH WIDE COPPER-STAINED QTZ. VEIN IN NORTH TRENDING SHEAR ZONE IN CHERTY ROCKS.

Comment (Deposit): NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE.


References

Reference (Deposit): TROXEL, B.W. AND MORTON, P.K., 1962 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF KERN COUNTY, CA.; COUNTY REPT. 1 , CA. DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY, P. 87


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