The Zenda Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Kern county, California.
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Mine Info
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Zenda Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Zenda Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Kern
District: Amalie Mining District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Zenda Gold Mining Co.
Home Office: Los Angeles, California
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: ORE MINED FROM GLORY HOLE WAS $3/TON, CARRYING 0.08 OZ/TON AU, 3.5 OZ/TON AG
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Development): PROPERTY WAS OPERATED FROM AUGUST 1, 1923 UNTIL SEPTERMBER 1927, WHEN OPERATIONS WERE SUSPENDED. TRAMWAY 3/4 MILE LONG, FROM MINE TO MILLSITE.
Comment (Deposit): MASSIVE OUTCROP OF QUARTZ, 30-50 FT WIDE WHERE EXPOSED IN GLORY HOLE. PAY SHOOT 300 FT LONG, AVG 30 FT IN THICKNESS.
Comment (Workings): NUMBER OF TUNNELS 150-600 FT LONG AND 2 GLORY HOLES. MAIN TUNNEL HAULAGE DRIVEN N30W FOR 350 FT FROM WHICH POINT AN UPRAISE CONNECTS WITH THE GLORY HOLE.
Comment (Deposit): 900 ACRES.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 29, P. 339.
Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 14, P. 515.
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