Iconoclast Mine

The Iconoclast Mine is a gold and silver 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: Iconoclast Mine  

State:  California

County:  Kern

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 35.54722, -118.38139

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Iconoclast Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Iconoclast Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: California
County: Kern


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Coulston Estate, Pasadena, Calif.


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 ON DUMP SAID TO RUN $30/TON (1914)


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Deposit): 40 ACRES. PATENTED.

Comment (Location): ON ERSKINE CREEK

Comment (Production): IN ADDITION TO ORE MILLED ON PROPERTY, SEVERAL SHIPMENTS WERE MADE TO HOOPER'S MILL AT HOBO HOT SPRINGS.

Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 6 INCHES TO 4 FT THICK. SCHIST HANGING WALL, GRANITE FOOTWALL.

Comment (Workings): IT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED BY TWO TUNNELS, THE UPPER BEING 250 FT. IN LENGTH, THE LOWER TUNNEL 60 FT. BELOW, HAS BEEN DRIVEN 525 FT. AT ABOUT 250 FT FROM THE PORTAL OF LOWER TUNNEL, A WINZE HAS BEEN SUNK TO APPROXIMATELY 50 FT. IN DEPTH. AN ORE SHOOT ABOVE THIS WINZE WAS STOPED BETWEEN TUNNELS FOR A LENGTH OF 50 FT.


References

Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 36, P. 327.

Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 14, P. 497.

Reference (Production): CJMG VOL 36, P 327


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