The Lost Keys is a gold mine located in Kern county, California.
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Mine Info
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Lost Keys MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lost Keys
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Kern
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: D. J. O'Connor, M. L. Rubbert, Inyokern, 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
Not available
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 (Workings): 105 FT SHAFT
Comment (Geology): GRANITE CUT BY SERIES OF BASALTIC, DIORITIC DIKES. DIORITE DIKE 50 FT THICK OUTCROPS SOME 50 FT WEST OF SHAFT. STRIKE N-S; FEW FT. NORTH OF SHAFT, BASALTIC DIKE OUTCROPS, STRIKE NE. K4:GANGUE: QUARTZ, PYRITE, IRON AND MANGANESE OXIDES.
Comment (Deposit): 10 CLAIMS
Comment (Location): REPORTED SECTION QUESTIONABLE.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN. 3 FT WIDE BETWEEN WALLS, QUARTZ FEW INCHES - 3 FT THICK, AUG. 2 FT VEIN APPROACHES BASALTIC DIKE ON ITS DIP.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL 29, P. 317
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