The Southern Cross is a gold mine located in Kern county, California.
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Mine Info
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Southern Cross MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Southern Cross
Secondary: Uncle Sam
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Kern
District: Clear Creek Mining District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Mrs. Ella M. West And L. L. Porter, Havilah, California
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: SAMPLES AT INTERVALS ALONG 2 OF THE VEINS ASSAYED $6-$20/TON IN GOLD.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 3 PARALLEL VEINS. MAIN VEIN 6-20 FT THICK AND SHOWS A MASSIVE OUTCROP OF QUARTZ FOR 3000 FT ON SURFACE.
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF LOWER TUNNEL DRIVEN SOUTHWEST IN THE HANGING WALL OF VEIN. AT AN ELEVATION OF 71 FT ABOVE THIS TUNNEL, THE UPPER TUNNEL IS DRIVEN AS A CROSSCUT 350 FT NORTHWEST. AT 75 FT FROM THE PORTAL CUT NO. 1 VEIN WHICH HAS BEEN DRIVEN ON NORTHEAST 230 FT. AT 270 FT NORTHWEST OF THIS VEIN NO. 2 VEIN WAS INTERSECTED BY A CROSSCUT TUNNEL AND DRIFTED ON 300 FT NE. THIS VEIN HAS AN AVERAGE WIDTH OF 3 FEET.
Comment (Deposit): 7 CLAIMS. 140 ACRES.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOLGY, VOL. 29, P. 331-333
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