Earl Smith Mine

The Earl Smith Mine is a mine located in Tulare county, California at an elevation of 1,099 feet.

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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: Earl Smith Mine  

State:  California

County:  Tulare

Elevation: 1,099 Feet (335 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 36.2497, -119.05060

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Earl Smith Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Earl Smith Mine
Secondary: Earl Smith


Commodity

Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Iron


Location

State: California
County: Tulare


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Type: Fee Ownership


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Fred Smith-Leased From The Gill'S Operated 1916-1918
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Fred And Will Gill
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1916
Discovery Year: 1916
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Trough


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Chromite
Unknown: Serpentine


Comments

Comment (Deposit): THE TOTAL PRODUCTION PROBABLY AMOUNTED TO ABOUT 250 LONG TONS. IT IS ASSUMED THAT THE DEPOSIT WAS MINED OUT IN 1918. ALSO LOCATED IN THE S/2 SEC. 20.


References

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. MINES BULLETIN 134, 1948, PART III, CHAPT. 3,

Reference (Deposit): P. 97.

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 54, 1958, P. 417.


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