Illinois and Golden Bell

The Illinois and Golden Bell is a gold 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: Illinois and Golden Bell

State:  California

County:  Kern

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 35.58083, -118.44111

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Illinois and Golden Bell MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Illinois and Golden Bell
Secondary: Illinois and Golden Belt


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Kern
District: Pioneer District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: J. Peep, Bodfish, California


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

Form: POCKETS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): ON SW SIDE ERSKINE CREEK

Comment (Production): ORE WAS FREE MILLING.

Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 1 FT THICK, SLATE FOOTWALL, GRANITE HANGING WALL

Comment (Workings): TUNNEL

Comment (Deposit): 60 ACRES


References

Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 36, P. 328.

Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINESL AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 14, P. 497.

Reference (Production): CJMG VOL 14, P. 497


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