King Solomon Mine (King Soloman; Pleasent View), Havilah, Clear Creek Mining District, Kern County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| King Solomon Mine (King Soloman; Pleasent View) | Mine |
| Havilah | - not defined - |
| Clear Creek Mining District | Mining District |
| Kern County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 29' 53'' North , 118° 28' 29'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bodfish | 1,956 (2011) | 10.1km |
| Lake Isabella | 3,466 (2011) | 13.3km |
| Squirrel Mountain Valley | 547 (2011) | 15.1km |
| Mountain Mesa | 777 (2011) | 16.9km |
| Wofford Heights | 2,200 (2014) | 23.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tehachapi Valley Gem & Mineral Society | Tehachapi, California | 41km |
Mindat Locality ID:
80174
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:80174:9
GUID (UUID V4):
68a41665-9ef9-4669-90a3-0a130f21fb84
A former lode Au occurrence/mine located in sec. 18, T28S, R33E, MDM, 4.5 km (2.8 miles) ESE of Havilah, along the N canyon wall of Haight Canyon, S of the W end of King Solomons Ridge. The property comprises 100 acres. Owned by the King Solomon Gold Mining Co. Operated by C. E. Benton. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters.
Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in granite. The ore body strikes NE and dips 60S at a thickness of 1.22 meters. The vein is 3 feet thick. The ore shoot is 300 feet long. Some narrow stringer veins occur to the N of the King Solomon workings. Gangue minerals include quartz, pyrite and arsenopyrite. Local rocks include Mesozoic granitic rocks, unit 3 (Sierra Nevada, Death Valley area, Northern Mojave Desert and Transverse Ranges).
Workings include underground openings with a length of 914.4 meters and an overall depth of 91.44 meters and comprised of a shaft with 3 levels, short drifts and 1 stope. Shallow shafts at 50 to 72 feet deep were sunk on narrow stringer veins.
Production data are found in: Brown, G. Chester (1916a); Tucker, W. Burling & Reid J. Sampson (1933).
20,000 tons of tailings below the mill were reported to carry $2 period values) of Au. 100 sacks of ore that were taken from the stringer veins reportedly carried $100 (period values) per ton of Au.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10104162 |
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file #0060290243
