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Minnehaha Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10104166
MRDS ID MP25731
Record type Site
Current site name Minnehaha Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.6759, 35.35721 (WGS84)

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)

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 02 California

Comments on the location information

  • 5 MI NNW OF GOVERNMENT PEAK

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Analytical data

Result VALUES UP TO $100/TON

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Strike N35W
    Dip 45NE
    Thickness 2.13M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1895

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner E. B. Mcginnis, Randsburg, California

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 91.44M

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CONSIST OF FOUR TUNNELS, EACH OVER 400 FT LONG, AND FOUR SHAFTS ABOUT 100 FT DEEP. THERE ARE OVER 1000 FT OF UNDERGROUND WORKINGS ON THE PROPERTY, WITH THE DEEPEST DEVELOPMENT BEING ABOUT 300 FT. THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN OPERATED FOR YEARS BY LEASERS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 29, P. 319.

  • Deposit

    CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 95, P. 137-138.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 4 CLAIMS
Deposit VEIN, 2-7 FT IN THICKNESS. VALUES IN VEIN ARE VERY ERRATIC, BUT ORE MINED IS HIGH GRADE.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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