Red Wing Mine

The Red Wing Mine is a gold and lead mine located in Kern county, California.

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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Red Wing Mine

State:  California

County:  Kern

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Lead

Lat, Long: 35.55389, -117.64472

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Red Wing Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Red Wing Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead


Location

State: California
County: Kern
District: Rademacher District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Red Wing Mining And Milling Co.
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

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Workings): 180 FT SHAFT, 50 FT DRIFT.

Comment (Geology): K4: GANGUE: QUARTZ, IRON OXIDE, PYRITE; GRANITIC ROCK CUT BY FINE-GRAINED BASIC DIKES.

Comment (Deposit): 6 CLAIMS, 3 PATENTED AND 3 HELD BY LOCATION.

Comment (Deposit): VEIN, FEW INCHES TO 3 FT IN THICKNESS. VEIN FILLING CONSISTS OF QUARTZ AND DECOMPOSED COUNTRY ROCK. WHERE VEIN IS MINERALIZED, IT CONTAINS HARD IRON OXIDE.


References

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., SAMPSON, R.J. AND OAKESHOTT, G.B., 1949, MINERAL RESOURCES OF KERN COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 45, NO. 2, P. 231-232, PL. 17


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