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Yellow Dog Extension

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. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10048775
MRDS ID MP25798
Record type Site
Current site name Yellow Dog Extension
Alternate or previous names Claims: Liberty, Victory, Bull Moose, Bull Moose No. 1 & No. 2, Bull Moose Fraction

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.16673, 35.00278 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kern(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mojave(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tehachapi(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bakersfield(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 011N 012W 33 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) -118.16673, 35.00278
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N30W
    Dip 45E
    Thickness 1.83M

Comments on the geologic information

  • K4:GANGUE:QUARTZ, PYRITE, CALCITE, MANGANESE AND IRON OXIDES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Mojave Mining District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Yellow Dog Extension Mining Co.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 45.72M
    Overall depth 45.72M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT, TUNNEL, STOPE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 25, P. 55-56.

  • Deposit

    CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 19, P. 164.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 PARALLEL VEINS. RUSSIAN BOY VEIN MOST PROMINENT; UP TO 6 FT THICK. ONE ORE SHOOT 75 FT LONG.
Deposit 5 CLAIMS

Reporter information

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

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