The Jumbo Group of Mines is a gold mine located in Kern county, California.
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Jumbo Group of Mines MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Jumbo Group of Mines
Secondary: Claims: Jumbo No. 1
Secondary: Jumbo No. 2
Secondary: Jumbo No. 3
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: P. C. Chamberlin, 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
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Mineralization Extends Down To 50 Ft Depth Only
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLES ASSAYED $1.68/TON IN GOLA
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Deposit): DIKE, 75-100 FT IN THICKNESS WITH SCHIST HANGING WALL AND DIORITE.
Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS, 26 FT AND 350 FT DEEP SHAFT ON JUMBO NO. 2 IS 75 FT DEEP.
Comment (Location): 1 MI NE OF YELLOW ASTER MINING COMPANY'S PPUMPING STATION.
References
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B. SAMPSON, R. J. AND OAKESHOTT, G. B., 1949, MINERAL RESOURCES OF KERN COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 45, NO. 2, P. 226, 227, PL. 17
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