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Southern Cross

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. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10048750
MRDS ID MP25769
Record type Site
Current site name Southern Cross
Alternate or previous names Uncle Sam

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.5212, 35.51637 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kern(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Miracle Hot Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Isabella Lake(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 03,10 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Analytical data

Result SAMPLES AT INTERVALS ALONG 2 OF THE VEINS ASSAYED $6-$20/TON IN GOLD.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.5212, 35.51637
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NE-SW
    Dip 70S
    Thickness 6.1M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Clear Creek Mining District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mrs. Ella M. West And L. L. Porter, Havilah, California

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF LOWER TUNNEL DRIVEN SOUTHWEST IN THE HANGING WALL OF VEIN. AT AN ELEVATION OF 71 FT ABOVE THIS TUNNEL, THE UPPER TUNNEL IS DRIVEN AS A CROSSCUT 350 FT NORTHWEST. AT 75 FT FROM THE PORTAL CUT NO. 1 VEIN WHICH HAS BEEN DRIVEN ON NORTHEAST 230 FT. AT 270 FT NORTHWEST OF THIS VEIN NO. 2 VEIN WAS INTERSECTED BY A CROSSCUT TUNNEL AND DRIFTED ON 300 FT NE. THIS VEIN HAS AN AVERAGE WIDTH OF 3 FEET.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOLGY, VOL. 29, P. 331-333

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 7 CLAIMS. 140 ACRES.
Deposit 3 PARALLEL VEINS. MAIN VEIN 6-20 FT THICK AND SHOWS A MASSIVE OUTCROP OF QUARTZ FOR 3000 FT ON SURFACE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1982 Nelson, Scott C. (Albers, John, P.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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