The Laurel Group of Mines is a gold, silver, copper, and zinc mine located in Kern county, California.
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Mine Info
Elevation:
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc
Lat, Long: 35.66889, -118.40444
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Laurel Group of Mines MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Laurel Group of Mines
Secondary: Claims: Marbel No.1, 2 and 3
Secondary: Perth Amboy No. 1, 2 and 3
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: California
County: Kern
District: Valley View Mining District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: John Hooper, Hobo Hot Springs, California
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: $5/TON IN SILVER, COPPER, 1.5 OZ INDIUM
Analytical Data: $7/TON IN GOLD
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF AN UPPER TUNNEL DRIVEN SOUTHEAST 70 FT WITH A 45-FT SHAFT. THE LOWER TUNNEL IS 96 FT, VERTICALLY BELOW UPPER TUNNEL. IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN EAST 125 FT WHERE IT BRANCHES NORTHEAST AND WOUTHEAST 70 FT TO THE LIMESTONE SCHIST CONTACT. AT THE POINT WHERE THE SOUTHERN BRANCH REACHED THE CONTACT, A RAISE WAS PUT UP 80 FT TO CONNECT WITH 45 FT SHAFT. AT THE END OF THE NORTHERN BRANCH, A 70 FT RAISE HAS BEEN DRIVEN. FROM THE END OF EACH BRANCH, A CROSS-CUT HAS BEEN DRIVEN EASTERLY 130 FT IN THE LIMESTONE. THESE CROSSCUTS WERE TO BE CONTINUED TO MONZONITE-LIMESTONE CONTACT.
Comment (Deposit): 6 CLAIMS
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZED FRACTURE ZONE, 1-12 FT THICK
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL 36, P. 329-330.
Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 29, P. 314.
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