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Honey Bee Prospect

Occurrence in Kern county in California, United States with commodity Lead
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095236
MRDS ID M020895
Record type Site
Current site name Honey Bee Prospect
Related records 10236463

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.71229, 35.4411 (WGS84)
Relative position 6 1/2 MILES NW OF RANDSBURG, LOW ON SE FLANK OF EL PASO MTS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kern(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

El Paso Peaks(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Cuddeback Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Trona(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)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CA)

Bureau of Land Management CA BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Kern

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 029S 040E 05 California

Comments on the location information

  • SE 1/4 SEC. 5 , UTM EST.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • TRACES OF LEAD MINERALIZATION REPORTED BY OWNER.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.71229, 35.4411
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike NW
    Dip 30 NE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • 20 FT. ADIT DRIVEN NW IN ZONE OF BRECCIATION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TROXEL, B.W. AND MORTON, P.K., 1962 ; MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF KERN COUNTY, CA; COUNTY REPT. 1 ; CA. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, P. 211

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IRREGULAR, REDDISH IRON-STAINED FRACTURES IN BRECCIATED THIN BEDDED ARGILLITE AND LIMESTONE. IRON STAINED ZONE IS SEVERAL TENS OF FEET THICK AND HUNDREDS OF FEET LONG.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1978 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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