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Treasure Hill Mine

Past Producer in Kern county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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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 10048760
MRDS ID MP25780
Record type Site
Current site name Treasure Hill Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.63589, 35.35332 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kern(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Johannesburg(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Cuddeback Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Trona(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Coyote-Cuddeback Lakes(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
Mount Diablo 030S 040E 01 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Analytical data

Result SAMPLES FROM VEIN AT 400 FT DEPTH ASSAYED $3-$5/TON IN GOLD.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.63589, 35.35332
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N30E, N55E
    Dip 60SE
    Thickness 1.83M

Comments on the geologic information

  • K4:GANGUE:QUARTZ, CALCITE, 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 Treasure Hill Mining Co.
    Home office Bakersfield, California

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 182.88M

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 COMPARTMENT SHAFT WITH LEVELS AT 400 AND 500 FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 25, P. 60.

  • Deposit

    CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 19, P. 170-171.

  • Deposit

    CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 95, P. 144.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 VEINS, EACH 1-2 FT THICK. REPORTED THAT MINERALIZED VEIN, 6 FT THICK, WAS CUT AT 400 FT DEPTH. AT 480 FT THE SHAFT CUT A NORTH-SOUTH FRACTURE WHICH WAS FILLED WITH QUARTZ, CALCITE AND MINERALIZED WITH PYRITE.
Deposit 1 CLAIM

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative California resources

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