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Karma Mine

Past Producer in Kern county in California, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10048697
MRDS ID MP25707
Record type Site
Current site name Karma Mine
Alternate or previous names Claims: Karma, Ajax, Intention Junction

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.17868, 34.4464 (WGS84)
Elevation 975
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 4 MI S MOJAVE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Los Angeles(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Acton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Los Angeles(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Los Angeles(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Santa Clara(hydrologic unit)

Ventura-San Gabriel Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Angeles National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Kern

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 010N 012W 06 California

Comments on the location information

  • ADJOINS DOUBLE STANDARD MINE ON WEST

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.17868, 34.4464
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N10W
    Dip 60NE
    Thickness 4.57M

Comments on the geologic information

  • K4: GANGU: SUGARY QUARTZ, IRON OXIDES, PYRITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Wegmann, E. L.
    Home office Mojave, California
    First year 1949

Comments on the production information

  • REPORTED THAT A LARGE TONNAGE OF ORE HAD BEEN DEVELOPED.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 48.77M

Comments on the workings information

  • 1800 FT ADIT ON KARMA VEIN. 100 FT ABOVE PORTAL IS A GLORY HOLE, 200 FT ACROSS, 160 FT SHAFT

Comments on development

  • PROPERTY WAS WORKED BY KARMA MINING COMPANY FROM 1898 TO 1904 SINCE 1918, THE PROPERTY HAD BEEN UNDER DEVELOPMENT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W. B., SAMPSON, R.J. AND OAKESHOTT, G.B., 1949, MINERAL RESOURCES OF KERN COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 45, NO. 2, P. 227, PL. 17.

  • Deposit

    CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 29, P. 311.

  • Deposit

    CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 19, P. 161.

  • Deposit

    CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 14, P. 499.

  • Production

    CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY VOL 14, P. 498.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 PARALLEL VEINS, OUTCROPS TRACED ON SURFACE FOR 1000 FT, THICKNESSES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-81 Nelson, Scott C. (Albers, John, P.) U.S. Geological Survey

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