Winkler Mine (Winkler deposit), Middle Buttes deposit (Cactus deposit), Middle Butte, Rosamond, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District (Mojave Mining District), Kern County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 57' 30'' North , 118° 17' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Mojave | 4,238 (2011) | 14.4km |
Rosamond | 18,150 (2011) | 15.2km |
Tehachapi | 13,021 (2017) | 24.5km |
Golden Hills | 8,656 (2011) | 27.8km |
Lancaster | 161,103 (2017) | 31.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Tehachapi Valley Gem & Mineral Society | Tehachapi, California | 24km |
Antelope Valley Gem and Mineral Club | Lancaster, California | 32km |
Palmdale Gem & Mineral Club | Palmdale, California | 45km |
Mindat Locality ID:
80725
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:80725:7
GUID (UUID V4):
37cdec2f-c226-4d4a-90b3-d5fe01ae6584
A former lode Au occurrence/mine located in sec. 17, T10N, R13W, SBM, 0.3 km ENE of the Cactus Mine. Owned & operated by the Cactus Gold Mines Company (1991). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters.
Local rocks include Tertiary intrusive rocks (hypabyssal), unit 7 (Northern Mojave Desert).
Workings include unspecified surface openings.
Reserves and resources data: Type: in-situ: inferred: 125,000 metric tons of ore; total resources: 125,000 metric tons of ore. Au at 5.754 grams/metric ton.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
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Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10138892 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
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- Mojave DomainDomain
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file #0060291249