The Sun Group of Mines is a gold mine located in Kern county, California at an elevation of 3,501 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: 3,501 Feet (1,067 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 35.41472, -117.82417
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Sun Group of Mines MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sun Group of Mines
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Kern
District: Goler Mining District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Sarah Slocum, Garlock California
Years: 1933 -
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
Type: L
Description: 75 Ft West Of Portal, Vein Cut By Fault Which Strikes N-S, Dips 80 W.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEIN 3 FT THICK
Comment (Deposit): 2 CLAIMS. THESE ARE OLD PROSPECTS THAT WERE PROBABLY LATER RENAMED AND/OR CONSOLIDATED INTO LARGER MINE HOLDINGS.
Comment (Location): 3 MILES W GARLOCK IN MESQUITE CANYON
Comment (Workings): 600 FT ADIT, 35 FT AND 50 FT CROSSCUTS.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 29, P. 328-329
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