Kelsey

The Kelsey is a gold and silver mine located in Los Angeles county, California at an elevation of 1,726 feet.

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

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Site Name

Primary: Kelsey
Secondary: Kelsea
Secondary: Mint
Secondary: South Extension Ok

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Cobalt

Location

State: California
County: Los Angeles
District: Silver Mtn.

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Los Angeles Ranges

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: L
Description: Fault

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Production): SMALL SHIPMENT OF GOLD - SILVER ORE, SMALL - SCALE OPERATION PRIOR TO 1910

Comment (Workings): 2 ADITS, 150 - 200 FT. LONG CAVED BY 1927

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: COUNTY ROCK PART OF SAN GABRIEL METAMORPHIC COMPLEX.

Comment (Commodity): COBALT NOTED IN ORE.

References

Reference (Deposit): GAY, T. E. JR. AND HOFFMAN, S. R., 1954 ; MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 50 , NOS. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 635

Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 : LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NOS. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 537.

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., 1927 : LOS ANGELES FIELD DIV.; 23RD REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 315 - 316

Reference (Production): GAY & HOFFMAN, 1954 , P. 635

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