Sonny Boy Prospect

The Sonny Boy Prospect is a 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: Sonny Boy Prospect  

State:  California

County:  Kern

Elevation:

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 35.57417, -118.24806

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Sonny Boy Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sonny Boy Prospect


Commodity

Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Copper


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: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: PODS, LENTICULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Hornblende


Comments

Comment (Deposit): TACTITE RANGE FROM FEW FEET TO SEVERAL TENS OF FEET IN MAX. DIMENSION.

Comment (Workings): BULLDOZED AND HAND TRENCHED

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: TACTITE BODIES ARE LOCALLY SURROUNDED BY RIND OF HORNBLENDE GABBRO THEN BY QUARTZ MONZONITE.

Comment (Location): APPROX. CENTER, UTM EST.

Comment (Commodity): GREEN COPPER OXIDE STAINING IS LOCALLY ABUNDANT


References

Reference (Deposit): TROXEL, B. W., AND MORTON, P. K., 1962, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CAL. DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY, COUNTY REPORT 1, P. 323


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