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Atlas Mine, Sugarloaf Mountain, Loraine Mining District, Kern County, California, USAi
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Sugarloaf MountainMountain
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 14' 6'' North , 118° 24' 28'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.23500,-118.40778
GRN:
N24W70
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Tehachapi13,021 (2017)12.0km
Golden Hills8,656 (2011)12.7km
Keene431 (2011)14.1km
Bear Valley Springs5,172 (2011)21.7km
Stallion Springs2,488 (2011)26.8km
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ClubLocationDistance
Tehachapi Valley Gem & Mineral SocietyTehachapi, California12km
Mindat Locality ID:
79793
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:79793:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A Au prospect located in sec. 14, T31S, R33E, MDM, 6.5 km (4.0 miles) WNW of Sugarloaf Mountain (coordinates of record) and 8.2 km (5.1 miles) SSE of Loraine, along a W-flowing tributary of Tollgate Canyon. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters.

Local rocks include pre-Cenozoic metasedimentary and metavolcanic rocks undivided.

Workings include unspecified underground openings.

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Link to USGS MRDS:10236114

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References

(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file #0060290112
Troxel, Bennie W., Morton, Paul K. (1962) Mines and Mineral Resources of Kern County California. County Report 1. California Division of Mines and Geologyp.134
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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