The Poso Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Kern county, California.
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Poso Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Poso Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Kern
District: Pine Mountain Mining District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Poso Mining And Milling Co., Bakersvield, California.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1915
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
Type: L
Description: 20 Ft Se Of Shaft, Vein And Ore Cut By N75e, 40 Se Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: $10-$12/TON IN GOLD
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 3 PARALLEL VEINS, EACH 2-4 FT THICK. ORE SHOOT 150 FT LONG, 2 FT WIDE.
Comment (Deposit): 13 CLAIMS.
Comment (Workings): 70 DEG INCLINE FROM POSO CREEK, TUNNEL DRIVEN ON VEIN 865 FT TO THE NW, CONNECTS WITH INCLINE 365 FT FROM PORTAL. ORE SHOOT WAS STOPED AT 50 FT INTERVALS ABOVE TUNNEL LEVEL.
Comment (Geology): K4:GANGU: QUARTZ, PYRITE, HEMATITE
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 29, P. 323
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