Keyes Mine

The Keyes Mine 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: Keyes Mine  

State:  California

County:  Kern

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 35.63917, -118.50361

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Keyes Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Keyes Mine
Secondary: Old Keyes Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Kern
District: Keyes Mining District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Kern River Mining Co.
Home Office: Los Angeles, Ca

Owner Name: Fred K. Seaman And A. Swift, Los Angeles, California


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1852
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: KEYES VEIN ASSAYED $40/TON


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Production): FROM 52 TONS OF ORE M INES FROM 100 FT LEVEL, A RECOVERY OF $39.50/TON WAS MADE IN MILL.

Comment (Deposit): 5 PARALLEL VEINS. KEYES VEIN 1-2 FT THICK WITH 200 FT LONG ORE SHOOT

Comment (Workings): 840 FT CROSSCUT TO KEYES VEIN WITH 1400 FT DRIFT. 1200 FT SW OF CROSSCUT, WINZE IS SUNK TO DEPTH OF 100 FT, WITH 700 FT OF DRIFTS ON 100 FT LEVEL. OTHER WINZES TUNNELS, STOPES

Comment (Deposit): 13 CLAIMS, 260 ACRES


References

Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 36, P. 32-33.

Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 29, P 311-312.

Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 25, P. 37-38.

Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 14, P. 499-500.

Reference (Production): CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL 29, P. 312.


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