The Hanover Mine is a gold mine located in Kern county, California.
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Mine Info
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Hanover Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hanover Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Kern
District: Green Mountain Mining District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Piute Mines, Ltd. (J. W. Steele, Agent) Los Angeles, California
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 1-2 FT IN THICKNESS
Comment (Location): ADJOINS GWYNNE MINE ON NORTH
Comment (Workings): 2 TUNNELS, UPPER DRIVEN 150 FT ON VEIN AND STOPED 100 FT TOWARD SURFACE. 140 FT BELOW UPPER TUNNEL, LOWER TUNNEL DRIVEN AS CROSSCUT 300 FT SOUTH TO VEIN WITH DRIFTS 600 FT NE AND 100 FT SW. MILLSITE
Comment (Deposit): 2 CLAIMS AND 2 FRACTIONS
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINING AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 29, P. 309.
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. 224, PL. 17
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