The Minnehaha Mine is a gold mine located in Kern county, California.
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Mine Info
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Minnehaha Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Minnehaha Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Kern
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: E. B. Mcginnis, Randsburg, California
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1895
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: VALUES UP TO $100/TON
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF FOUR TUNNELS, EACH OVER 400 FT LONG, AND FOUR SHAFTS ABOUT 100 FT DEEP. THERE ARE OVER 1000 FT OF UNDERGROUND WORKINGS ON THE PROPERTY, WITH THE DEEPEST DEVELOPMENT BEING ABOUT 300 FT. THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN OPERATED FOR YEARS BY LEASERS.
Comment (Deposit): 4 CLAIMS
Comment (Location): 5 MI NNW OF GOVERNMENT PEAK
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 2-7 FT IN THICKNESS. VALUES IN VEIN ARE VERY ERRATIC, BUT ORE MINED IS HIGH GRADE.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 29, P. 319.
Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 95, P. 137-138.
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