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Milwaukee 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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10048715
MRDS ID MP25730
Record type Site
Current site name Milwaukee Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.26785, 34.88556 (WGS84)
Elevation 869
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 1.5 MI W TROPICO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kern(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Willow Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lancaster(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Los Angeles(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Antelope-Fremont Valleys(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(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
San Bernardino 009N 013W 16 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

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) -118.26785, 34.88556
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike E-W
    Dip 60S
    Thickness 1.83M

Comments on the geologic information

  • K4: GANGUE: QUARTZ

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the workings information

  • 5 SHAFTS AND APPROXIMATELY 1000 FT OF DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS

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. 230, PL. 17

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, 4-6 FT IN THICKNESS
Deposit 610 ACRES

Reporter information

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

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