The Jeannette-Grant is a gold mine located in Kern county, California at an elevation of 5,751 feet.
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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: 5,751 Feet (1,753 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 35.53222, -118.39528
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Jeannette-Grant MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Jeannette-Grant
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: California
County: Kern
District: Green Mtn.
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AU VALUES $3.50 - $6.00 PER TON
Materials
Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION OF $13,000 FROM STIBNITE TAKEN FROM SLATE LIMESTONE CONTACT IS REPORTED. NO PRODUCTION OF ZN IS KNOWN.
Comment (Deposit): PARALLEL VEINS NEAR LIMESTONE CONTACT WITH SCHIST.
Comment (Workings): AT 5,500 FT IN ELEVATION A 550 FT. CROSSCUT TUNNEL WAS DRIVEN S 70 E IN LIMESTONE, A DRIFT WAS RUN 350 FT. NE IN SCHIST.
References
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J.G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIF; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NOS. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 529
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B. ETAL, 1949 ; MINERAL RESOURCES OF KERN COUNTY: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 45 , NO. 2 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 225 - 226 .
Reference (Production): GOODWIN, J.G., 1957 , P. 529 .
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