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Good Hope Mine

Past Producer in Kern county in California, United States with commodity Tungsten
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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. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10035242
MRDS ID M022522
Record type Site
Current site name Good Hope Mine
Alternate or previous names Tungsten Chief, Wall Street, Ophir-Zuck, First Landing, Rocky Point
Related records 10211906

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.53564, 35.46581 (WGS84)
Relative position 3 MILES EAST OF BRECKENRIDGE MTN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kern(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Breckenridge Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tehachapi(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bakersfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Kern-Upper Tehachapi-Grapevine(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 028S 032E 27 California

Comments on the location information

  • CENTER S 1/2 UTM ACC.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Scheelite Ore
Epidote Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result LARGEST ORE BODY AVG. 1.75% WO3

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.53564, 35.46581
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Strike N 45 E TO N 45 W
    Dip STEEP EITHER DIRECTION
    Length 25.91M
    Width 2.44M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: ROOF PENDANT TRENDS N 30 W, EXTEND SE FOR 2 MILES, AVERAGES 1 MILE IN WIDTH. NARROW EMBAYMENTS 100 - 300 FT. OF MESOZOIC BIOTITE QTZ. DIORITE EXTEND INTO NORTH END OF PENDANT AS FAR AS 1,000 FT. FROM MAIN IGNEOUS MASS. NW TRENDING TABULAR MASSES OF QTZ. DIORITE ALSO ARE WHOLLY ENCLOSED IN THE ROOF PENDANT. SIMILAR TO THE BIOTITE QTZ. DIORITE IN COMPOSITION, SIZE, ETC., THEY ARE DISCONNECTED ON THE SURFACE FROM MAIN IGNEOUS MASS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1918, 1939, 1940 - 1950

Mining district

District name Red Mountain Area

Production statistics

  • Year 1950
    Period - 1950
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^.7 - 1% Wo3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Wo3 Ore Tungsten Tungsten 1wt-pct

Comments on the workings information

  • 100 FT. DRIFT ADIT ON GOOD HOPE MINE, TWO 50 FT. VERTICAL SHAFTS AND SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OF HORIZONTAL WORKINGS ON FIRST LANDING DEPOSIT. ROCKY POINT MINE, ONE ADIT 50 FT. LONG.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TROXEL, B. W., AND MORTON, P. K., 1962, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CAL. DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY, COUNTY REPORT 1, P. 309 - 310, 316

  • Production

    TROXEL AND MORTON, 1962

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MORE INFORMATION ON THE DEPOSITS OF THE INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS IN COUNTY REPT. 1.
Deposit MINERALIZATION LIES ALONG AND NEAR INTRUSIVE CONTACTS. ONE ORE SHOOT LIES IN A QUARTZ BODY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1979 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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