The Silverado Prospect is a copper mine located in Kern county, California at an elevation of 3,501 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: 3,501 Feet (1,067 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 35.61556, -118.41778
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Silverado Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silverado Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Kern
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: AVG. 1 1/2 % CU, .02 - .03 OZ AU, 1 OZ AG
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): CENTER OF NORTH EDGE SEC. 10 UTM EST.
Comment (Workings): 40 FT. SHAFT WITH 20 FT. CROSSCUT, 20 FT. DRIFT, AND SEVERAL TRENCHES AND PITS.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: GRANITIC DIKE OCCURS BETWEEN SCHIST AND GRANITE. ERIC, J.H. LISTS THE COUNTRY ROCK AS BEING SCHIST AND LIMESTONE.
Comment (Production): PROBABLY NO PRODUCTION - ERIC, J. H., LISTS THIS PROSPECT AS BEING A SMALL PRODUCER.
Comment (Deposit): ZONE IS MARKED BY GREEN COPPER OXIDES.
References
Reference (Deposit): ERIC, J.H., 1948 , COPPER IN CALIFORNIA BULL. 144 ; CA. DIV. OF MINES, P. 256 .
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. 88 .
Reference (Production): TROXEL, AND MORTON, 1962
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