The Windy Mine is a gold mine located in Kern county, California.
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Windy Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Windy Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Kern
District: Rand District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Marsh, H. E.
Home Office: Torrance, California
Years: 1949 -
Owner Name: International Mining And Milling Co.
Years: 1949 -
Owner Name: Welsh, T. C.
Home Office: 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
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Production): ORE WAS FREE-MILLING. EARLY OPERATORS REPORTED TO HAVE EXTRACTED $20-$40/TON ORE.
Comment (Deposit): SEVERAL PARALLEL VEINS. ORE REPORTED TO BE HIGH GRADE.
Comment (Workings): 225 FT SHAFT; CROSSCUT ON 200 FT LEVEL WITH WINZE 100 FT DEEP. LEVELS AT 50, 100, 150 AND 200 FT. WORKINGS AGGREGATE SEVERAL THOUSAND FEET.
Comment (Geology): K4:GANGUE:QUARTZ
Comment (Deposit): 90 ACRES.
References
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.E., SAMPSON, R.J. AND OAKESHOTT, G.B., 1949, MINERAL RESOURCES OF KERN COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 45, NO. 2, P. 236-7, PL. 17
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