Nellie Dent and Contact Mine

The Nellie Dent and Contact Mine is a gold mine located in Kern county, California.

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

Name: Nellie Dent and Contact Mine  

State:  California

County:  Kern

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 35.71667, -118.44250

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Nellie Dent and Contact Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Nellie Dent and Contact Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Kern
District: Cove Mining District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


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: 50 FT ON THE CONTENT VEIN ASSAYED $5/TON IN GOLD.


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): REPORTED BY A C.W. KEMPTON FOR THE CONTENT CLAIM. ALSO CLAIMED THAT DEPOSIT COULD BE WORKED BY OPEN CUT METHOD OF MINING.

Comment (Deposit): LOW GRADE VEIN FROM 40-100 FT THICK. MASSIVE OUTCROP OF QUARTZ, 50 FT THICK, OCCURS ON BOTH CLAIMS. ORE SHOOT 450 FT LONG.

Comment (Workings): SHAFT, 450-FT DRIFT AND STOPE 450 FT LONG.

Comment (Deposit): 54.3 ACRES PATENTED IN 1874. THESE WERE OLD CLAIMS THAT WERE LATER CONSOLIDATED INTO THE BIG BLUE MINE HOLDINGS.


References

Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 14, P. 505.

Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 20, P. 41.


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