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Yellow Treasure Group

Past Producer in Kern county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Iron, Copper
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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 10048776
MRDS ID MP25799
Record type Site
Current site name Yellow Treasure Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.6459, 35.56138 (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

Ridgecrest South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ridgecrest(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Trona(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Indian Wells-Searles 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
Mount Diablo 027S 040E 26 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Iron Primary
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • NO ACCURATE ASSAYS WERE OBTAINED.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Gold Ore
Hematite Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.6459, 35.56138
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N35W-N50W
    Dip 78NE
    Thickness 1.83M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Rademacher District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Demayo, A.
    Home office Searles, Ca

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 18.29M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT WITH DRIFT 20 FT SOUTH ON 40 FT LEVEL. ANOTHER 40 FT SHAFT SEVERAL HUNDERD FT TO THE NW.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 29, P. 339

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN ACCOMPANIES RHYOLITE DIKE. ORE SHOOT OCCURS WHERE VEIN CROSSES DIKE. VEIN THICKNESS FROM 3-6 FT. AT BOTTOM OF 40FT SHAFT, THE VEIN APPEARED WITH WELL-DEFINED WALLS. ABOUT 2 FT OF VEIN MATTER, ON FOOTWALL SIDE, WAS WELL MINERALIZED AND LOOKED LIKE GOOD ORE.

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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