The Master Key Group is a gold mine located in Kern county, California.
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Mine Info
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Master Key Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Master Key Group
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Kern
District: Rand Mining District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Edward Herkelrath, Randsburg, Ca
Years: 1949 -
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: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 2 SYSTEMS OF VEINS, EACH 1-3 FT IN THICKNESS ON SURFACE. ONE SET ON NORTH SIDE OF DIKE IN MONZONITE. OTHER SET IN RHYOLITE.
Comment (Deposit): MONZONITE INTRUDED BY RHYOLITE DIKES.
Comment (Workings): SHALLOW OPENINGS ON VEINS. PROPERTY IS WELL-SITUATED AND OWNER BELIEVED DEVELOPMENT WOULD EXPOSE A LARGE LOW-GRADE DEPOSIT.
References
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., SAMPSON, R.J. AND OAKESHOTT, G.B., 1949, MONERAL RESOURCES OF KERN COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 45, NO. 2, P. 229, PL. 17.
Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 36, P. 34.
Reference (Production): CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL 36, P. 34.
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