The Big Blue-Sumner is a gold mine located in Kern county, California at an elevation of 2,900 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
Elevation: 2,900 Feet (884 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 35.7261, -118.43750
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Big Blue-Sumner MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Big Blue-Sumner
Secondary: Frank
Secondary: Red Hill
Secondary: Big Blue Group
Secondary: Beauregard
Secondary: Big Blue
Secondary: Glue Gouge
Secondary: Bull Run
Secondary: Content
Secondary: Jeff Davis
Secondary: North Ext. Sumner
Secondary: Sumner
Secondary: Urbana
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Kern
Land Status
Land ownership: Unknown
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): 99; MAP NO. 122, P. 136.
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL., COUNTY REPORT 1, 1962, P. 97-
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