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Kelsey

Past Producer in Los Angeles county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Cobalt
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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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10076802
MRDS ID W024056
Record type Site
Current site name Kelsey
Alternate or previous names Kelsea, Mint, South Extension Ok
Related records 10212073

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.88617, 34.18669 (WGS84)
Elevation 526
Relative position 5 MILES NORTH OF AZUSA, WATER CANYON, 1 MILE WEST OF MORRIS RESERVOIR, 3 MILES NORTH OF GLENDORA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Los Angeles(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Azusa(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Bernardino(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Bernardino(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Gabriel(hydrologic unit)

Ventura-San Gabriel Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Angeles National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Los Angeles

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 001N 009W 12 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Tertiary
Cobalt Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • COBALT NOTED IN ORE.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.88617, 34.18669
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault

Ore body information

  • Strike NORTH
    Dip EAST
    Thickness 1.22M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: COUNTY ROCK PART OF SAN GABRIEL METAMORPHIC COMPLEX.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1934

Mining district

District name Silver Mtn.

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • SMALL SHIPMENT OF GOLD - SILVER ORE, SMALL - SCALE OPERATION PRIOR TO 1910

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 106.68M

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 ADITS, 150 - 200 FT. LONG CAVED BY 1927

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GAY, T. E. JR. AND HOFFMAN, S. R., 1954 ; MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 50 , NOS. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 635

  • Deposit

    GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 : LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NOS. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 537.

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W. B., 1927 : LOS ANGELES FIELD DIV.; 23RD REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 315 - 316

  • Production

    GAY & HOFFMAN, 1954 , P. 635

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1979 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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