The Soledad Mountain Area is a gold mine located in Kern county, California at an elevation of 3,301 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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
Elevation: 3,301 Feet (1,006 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 34.9978, -118.18060
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Soledad Mountain Area MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Soledad Mountain Area
Secondary: Soledad-Mojave
Secondary: Soledad Extension
Secondary: Bobtail - 0060290132
Secondary: Starlight - 0060290731
Secondary: Queen Esther - 0060290732
Secondary: Karma - 0060290733
Secondary: Mojave Mining&Milling Co-0060290273
Secondary: Excelsior - 0060290734
Secondary: Yellow Dog Mine - 0060290376
Secondary: Whitmore Mine - 0060290372
Secondary: Desert Queen - 0060290738
Secondary: Victory - 0060290344
Secondary: Pride of Mojave - 0060290307
Secondary: Bluebird - 0060290736
Secondary: Soledad Mountain Project
Secondary: Golden Queen - 0060290191
Secondary: Yellow Rover - 0060290737
Secondary: Gray Eagle
Secondary: Elephant Eagle - 0060290728
Secondary: Echo - 0060290773
Secondary: Desert Gold Mining Co. 0060291027
Secondary: Exposed Treasure - 0060290739
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: California
County: Kern
District: Soledad Mountain
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Type: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Golden Queen Mining Co. Ltd.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1996
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Leach
Plant Subtype: Hydromet
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Open Pit
Milling Method: Heap Leach-Electrowin
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): TOTAL AREA OF PROJECT NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME, (NOV/96), COULD BE ALL SOLEDAD MOUNTAIN COVERING SECTIONS 5,6,7,8, & 18 OR JUST SECTIONS 5 & 6, THE NORTHERN PART OF THE MOUNTAIN. WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THE ELEPHANT EAGLE, GOLDEN QUEEN, AND BOBTAIL MINES LISTED IN ALTERNATE NAMES. THE COMPANY IS TRYING TO AQUIRE THE KARMA & WEGMANN PROPERTIES.
Comment (Names): ALTERNATE NAME TABLE THE ONLY MINES LISTED THAT WERE FOUND ON THE 1973 SOLEDAD MNT. USGS 7.5 TOPO SHEET WERE: ELEPHANT EAGLE GOLDEN QUEEN, BOBTAIL MINES: THE DOUBLE EAGLE, & TIPTOP MINES (NOT LISTED) ARE LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN. FOR RECORDS 51 TO 58, ACCORDING TO THEIR MILS RECORDS, THEY ARE ARE LOCATED ON THE MOJAVE USGS 7.5 MIN TOPO SHEET.
Comment (Economic Factors): THE STRIPPING RAITO IS 2.49:1 (WASTE TO ORE)
Comment (Reserve-Resource): DEVELOPMENT IS PLANNED FOR EARLY 1997 WITH PRODUCTION IN 1998. DEFINED MINABLE RESERVES, 11/96. STRIPPING RAITO 2.49:1 RESERVES MAY BE INCREASED PRIOR TO PRODUCTION.
References
Reference (Reserve-Resource): COMPANIES, PP. 167, 168.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, U.S. MINES & MINING
Reference (Deposit): NORTHERN MINER, 12/2/96, P11.
Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL., 108, #5, 01/29/97, P7.
Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL., 107, #48, NOV., 27, 1996, P5.
Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL., 105, #52, 12-28-94, P1.
Reference (Deposit): 1962, PP. 107-111.
Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, COUNTY REPORT #1,
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