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Iron Mountain Wonder

Occurrence in Kern county in California, United States with commodities Iron, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034179
MRDS ID M020896
Record type Site
Current site name Iron Mountain Wonder
Alternate or previous names Iron Mountain
Related records 10138942

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.85093, 35.68776 (WGS84)
Relative position 1 MILE SW OF WOODY ON IRON MTN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kern(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Woody(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Isabella Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bakersfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Deer-Upper White(hydrologic unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic accounting unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Kern

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 026S 029E 10,15 California

Comments on the location information

  • NW 1/4 SEC. 10 , UTM ACC.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • TRACES OF SCHEELITE AND COPPER IN TACTITE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Magnetite Ore
Scheelite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Skarn (Tactite)
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.85093, 35.68776
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Width 91.44M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: ORE IS IN PRE-CRETACEOUS SCHIST NEAR LARGE MASS OF TACTITE. CREST OF HILL IS COMPOSED OF SCHIST, QUARTZITE AND GARNETIZED CALCAREOUS ROCKS. LOWER AREAS ARE UNDERLAIN BY QUARTZ DIORITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Woody

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 79.25M
    Overall depth 18.29M

Comments on the workings information

  • CROSSCUT ADIT DRIVEN AT LEAST 200 FT. S 45 E BENEATH LARGE TACTITE ZONE; 60 FT. SHAFT ON TOP OF RIDGE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TROXEL, B.W. AND MORTON, P.K., 1962 ; MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF KERN COUNTY; COUNTY REPT. 1 , CA. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, P. 210

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W.B., 1929 , LOS ANGELES FIELD DIVISION; 25TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CA. DIV. OF MINES, P. 56 .

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROSPECTED FOR COPPER IN EARLY 1900'S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1978 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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