The Orphan Anne Prospect is a mine located in Kern county, California.
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Mine Info
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Orphan Anne Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Orphan Anne Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: 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: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Vein Is Offset 30 Ft. West A Few Tens Of Feet From North End Of Vein: South Part Of Vein Offset 150 Ft. East. Both Faults Strike East.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVG. GRADE OF VEIN IS 1 % CU
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): N 1/2 SEC. 15 (APPROX. CENTER) UTM EST.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN IS 6 - 18 INCHES WIDE AND A FEW HUNDRED FEET LONG, ORE OCCURS IN IRREGULARLY-SPACED LENSES AND STREAKS. FRACTURES IN QTZ. AND WALLS OF VEIN ARE MODERATELY TO DEEPLY STAINED WITH COPPER AND IRON OXIDES.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: FOLIATED QUARTZ DIORITE
Comment (Deposit): MIGHT BE SAME AS MOUNTAIN GOLD PROSPECT
Comment (Workings): 50 FT. SHAFT NEAR POINT OF 150 FT. OFFSET, NUMEROUS CROSSCUT TRENCHES AND SHALLOW PROSPECT PITS. SOME EXPLORATION WORK IN 1956 .
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. 88
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