The Lehigh Valley Group is a gold mine located in Kern county, California.
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Mine Info
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Lehigh Valley Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lehigh Valley Group
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Kern
District: Rademacher District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: P. R. Light And C. F. Walker, Inyokern, California
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
Form: SMALL LENTICULAR MASSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: VALUES RANGED FROM $15-$25/TON
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): REPORTED SECTION QUESTIONABLE.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN WITH WELL-DEFINED WALLS, 6 FT APART, ABOUT 6 INCHES OF QUARTZ ON HANGING WALL SIDE, 12-18 INCHES ON FOOT, BRECCIATED GRANITIC ROCK INBETWEEN. 50 FT NORTH IS A PARALLEL VEIN WHICH ACCOMPANIES A FELSIC DIKE. VIEN IS FEW INCHES TO 2 FT IN THICKNESS.
Comment (Workings): 30-FT SHAFT WITH 25-FT DRIFT ON 20-FT LEVEL. OTHER VEIN ALONG DIKE HAS 45-SHAFT.
Comment (Geology): K4: GANGUE: QUARTZ, PYRITE
Comment (Deposit): 2 CLAIMS.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 29, P. 315
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