The Smith Mine is a lead, copper, and gold mine located in Kern county, California.
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Smith Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Smith Mine
Secondary: Iron Hat
Secondary: Schmidt
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Kern
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): SOME CHALCOPYRITE AND PYRITE OCCURS AS FINELY DISSEMINATED GRAINS IN SILICIFIED BLUE-GRAY SCHIST.
Comment (Location): N 1/2 SE 1/4 SEC. 1 , UTM ACC.
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION REPORTED THEREFORE NOT KNOWN IF IT PRODUCED.
Comment (Workings): 500 FT. SHAFT WHICH IS INCLINED 70 DEG N. FOR 200 FT BELOW COLLAR AND LESS STEEPLY NORTH FOR LOWER 300 FT. 90 FT. DRIFT ADIT FROM THE EAST, 50 FT. BELOW COLLAR INTERSECTS SHAFT. SEVERAL SHORT INCLINED SHAFTS AND ADITS DEVELOPED IN AREA 100 TO 200 FT. EAST OF MAIN SHAFT.
References
Reference (Deposit): TROXEL, B.W. AND MORTON, P.K., 1962 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF KERN COUNTY, CA; COUNTY REPT. 1 ; CA. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, P. 88
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