Apache

The Apache is a gold mine located in Kern county, California.

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

Name: Apache  

State:  California

County:  Kern

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 35.45778, -117.80722

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Apache MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Apache
Secondary: Holland


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Manganese


Location

State: California
County: Kern


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


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

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: Fault Zone Strikes N 10 W, Dips Steeply Ne To Vertical.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Chalcopyrite


Comments

Comment (Workings): NORTHEAST WORKINGS: ADIT DRIVEN S 50 W AT LEAST 350 FT., OPEN CUTS AND PROSPECT SHAFTS. SOUTHWEST WORKINGS; VERTICAL SHAFT, PROBABLY SEVERAL TENS OF FEET DEEP.

Comment (Deposit): N.E. AREA CONTAINS ORE MINERALS IN FRACTURE ZONE, IN S.E. AREA TRACES OF MAGANESE AND COPPER MINERALIZATION OCCURS IN VERTICAL FAULT ZONE AND AS REPLACEMENT BY MANGANESE OXIDES.

Comment (Location): SW 1/4 SE 1/4 SEC. 29 , NW 1/4 SEC. 32 , UTM ACC.

Comment (Production): SEVERAL OUNCES OF GOLD RECOVERED IN MILL NEAR NE WORKINGS IN 1940 ; FEW TENS OF POUNDS OF COPPER RECOVERED. GOLD ORE CONTAINED ABOUT .5 OZ AU/TON.


References

Reference (Deposit): TROXEL, B.W. AND MORTON, P.K., 1962 ; MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF KERN COUNTY, CA,; COUNTY REPT. 1 , CA. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, P. 85

Reference (Production): TROXEL & MORTON, 1962


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