The Karma Mine is a gold mine located in Kern county, California at an elevation of 3,199 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: 3,199 Feet (975 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 34.44639, -118.17778
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Karma Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Karma Mine
Secondary: Claims: Karma
Secondary: Ajax
Secondary: Intention Junction
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Kern
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Wegmann, E. L.
Home Office: Mojave, 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: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Los Angeles Ranges
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 (Geology): K4: GANGU: SUGARY QUARTZ, IRON OXIDES, PYRITE
Comment (Location): ADJOINS DOUBLE STANDARD MINE ON WEST
Comment (Development): PROPERTY WAS WORKED BY KARMA MINING COMPANY FROM 1898 TO 1904 SINCE 1918, THE PROPERTY HAD BEEN UNDER DEVELOPMENT.
Comment (Deposit): 2 PARALLEL VEINS, OUTCROPS TRACED ON SURFACE FOR 1000 FT, THICKNESSES
Comment (Workings): 1800 FT ADIT ON KARMA VEIN. 100 FT ABOVE PORTAL IS A GLORY HOLE, 200 FT ACROSS, 160 FT SHAFT
Comment (Production): REPORTED THAT A LARGE TONNAGE OF ORE HAD BEEN DEVELOPED.
References
Reference (Production): CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY VOL 14, P. 498.
Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 14, P. 499.
Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 19, P. 161.
Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 29, P. 311.
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. 227, PL. 17.
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