Iconoclast Mine, Bodfish, Erskine Creek Mining District, Kern County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Iconoclast Mine | Mine |
| Bodfish | - not defined - |
| Erskine Creek Mining District | Mining District |
| Kern County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 32' 50'' North , 118° 22' 53'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Squirrel Mountain Valley | 547 (2011) | 8.8km |
| Mountain Mesa | 777 (2011) | 10.5km |
| Bodfish | 1,956 (2011) | 11.0km |
| Lake Isabella | 3,466 (2011) | 11.4km |
| Weldon | 2,642 (2011) | 15.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tehachapi Valley Gem & Mineral Society | Tehachapi, California | 47km |
Mindat Locality ID:
80117
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:80117:4
GUID (UUID V4):
c884022b-ecf2-4fca-a70d-d10d4f204180
A former Ag-Au occurrence/mine located in the SE¼ sec. 25, T27S, R33E, MDM, along the lower W canyon wall of Erskine Creek, S of Laura Peak, on private (patented) land within a National Forest area. The property comprises 40 acres. Owned by the Coulston estate, Pasadena, California. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 100 meters.
Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in schist and granite. The ore body is 1.22 meters thick. The vein is 6 inches to 4 feet (15 cm to 1.22 meters) thick. The hanging wall is schist and the footwall is granite. Local rocks include pre-Cenozoic metasedimentary and metavolcanic rocks undivided.
Workings include underground openings. The mine has been developed by 2 tunnels, the upper being 250 feet long and the lower, that is 60 feet below, has been driven 525 feet. A 50 foot winze was sunk about 250 feet from the portal of the lower tunnel. An ore shoot above this winze was stoped between tunnels for a length of 50 feet.
Production data are found in: Miller, William John and Webb, R.W. (1940).
Several shipments of ore were made to Hooper's mill at Miracle Hot Springs in addition to the ore milled on property.
Analytical data results: Ore on the dump was said to run $30 (period values)/ton (1914).
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10048690 |
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file #0060290222
