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Smith Mine

Occurrence in Kern county in California, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, 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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095239
MRDS ID M020911
Record type Site
Current site name Smith Mine
Alternate or previous names Iron Hat, Schmidt
Related records 10236625

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.85146, 35.44582 (WGS84)
Relative position 11 1/4 MILES NE OF CANTIL, ON A SMALL HILL A FEW HUNDRED FEET NORTH OF ROAD IN LAST CHANCE CANYON. HEAD MINERALIZATION APPEARS TO BE IN NW-TRENDING VEINS APPROXIMATELY PARALLEL TO BEDDING PLANE SHEARS IN SCHIST AND CARBONATE ROCKS, CROPPING OUT 100 - 200 FT. EAST OF MAIN SHAFT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kern(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Garlock(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 038E 01 California

Comments on the location information

  • N 1/2 SE 1/4 SEC. 1 , UTM ACC.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary
Lead Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SOME CHALCOPYRITE AND PYRITE OCCURS AS FINELY DISSEMINATED GRAINS IN SILICIFIED BLUE-GRAY SCHIST.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.85146, 35.44582
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike WEST
    Dip STEEPLY NORTH

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION REPORTED THEREFORE NOT KNOWN IF IT PRODUCED.

Comments on the workings information

  • 500 FT. SHAFT WHICH IS INCLINED 70 DEG N. FOR 200 FT BELOW COLLAR AND LESS STEEPLY NORTH FOR LOWER 300 FT. 90 FT. DRIFT ADIT FROM THE EAST, 50 FT. BELOW COLLAR INTERSECTS SHAFT. SEVERAL SHORT INCLINED SHAFTS AND ADITS DEVELOPED IN AREA 100 TO 200 FT. EAST OF MAIN SHAFT.

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. 88

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative California resources

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