The Gold Standard Mine is a gold mine located in Kern county, California at an elevation of 5,801 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: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 35.49528, -118.37222
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Gold Standard Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Standard Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Kern
District: Green Mountain District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: J. W. Moreland, Bodfish, Ca And Mrs. J. H. Potter Estate, Porterville, Ca
Years: 1949 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Workings): 150 FT ADIT WITH 30 FT WINZE. ANOTHER 30 FT TUNNEL ON OTHER VEIN 100 FT SOUTH OF MAIN WORKINGS.
Comment (Geology): K4: GANGUE: QUARTZ
Comment (Deposit): 3 CLAIMS
Comment (Location): MINE MARKED ON CLARAVILLE TOPO MAP IN NW CORNER
Comment (Deposit): 2 PARALLEL VEINS, 100 FT APART, 8 8 INCHES TO 2 FEET IN THICKNESS. ORE DESPOSIT DEVELOPED WAS 40 FT LONG, 18 INCHES THICK.
References
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., SAMPSON, R.J., AND OAKESHOTT, G.B., 1949, MINERAL RESOURCES OF KERN COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 45, NO. 2, P. 220, PL. 17
Reference (Production): CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 14, P. 513.
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