San Emigdio Iron Prospect

The San Emigdio Iron Prospect is a iron mine located in Kern county, California at an elevation of 5,397 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

Name: San Emigdio Iron Prospect  

State:  California

County:  Kern

Elevation: 5,397 Feet (1,645 Meters)

Commodity: Iron

Lat, Long: 34.8583, -119.81250

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San Emigdio Iron Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: San Emigdio Iron Prospect
Secondary: Kim B
Secondary: Two To One


Commodity

Primary: Iron


Location

State: California
County: Kern


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Type: Patented


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Peter Apostolos
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1980


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Coast Ranges


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

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, 1921, CA ST MNG BUR REPT 17, P. 312

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, 1929, CJMG REPT 25, P. 57

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER ET AL, 1949, CJMG, V. 45, P. 270 (TABLE)

Reference (Deposit): ANGEL, 1890, CA ST MNG BUR REPT 10, P. 226

Reference (Deposit): BROWN, 1916, CA ST MNG BUR REPT 14, P. 516

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER AND SAMPSON, 1962, CA DIV MINES COUNTY REPORT 1,P.210

Reference (Deposit): KUIZON, 1982, USBM MLA 71-82


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