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Native Gold from
Deerhunter Mine (Deerhunter prospect), Millersville, Loraine Mining District, Kern County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Deerhunter Mine (Deerhunter prospect), Millersville, Loraine Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:668334
Long-form Identifier:1:3:668334:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘCowboy Mine (Old Cowboy Mine; Gold Peak Mine; Gold Peak and Cowboy Mines; Zada Mine), Loraine, Loraine Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘZenda Mine, Millersville, Loraine Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
2.3km (1.5 miles) ⓘBarbarossa Mine, Loraine, Loraine Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘJuan Dosie Mine (Jann Dosie Mine; Juan Dos Mines), Loraine, Loraine Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘMinnehaha Mine (Mayflower Mine; Claude Mine), Twin Oaks, Loraine Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘDonnie prospect (Sarger; Copenhagen), Weldon Peak, Green Mountain District, Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘJoe Walker Mine (Lena claim; Hidden Queen claim), Piute Peak (Piute Mountain), Green Mountain District, Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘRawhide prospect, Weldon Peak, Green Mountain District, Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘTrestle prospect, Piute Peak (Piute Mountain), Green Mountain District, Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘLocarno and Gwynne Mine (Locarno Mine; Gwynne Mine; Locarno-Simon group), Sorrell Peak, Piute Mountain District (Mount Sinai District), Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
References
Troxel, Bennie W., Morton, Paul K. (1962) Mines and Mineral Resources of Kern County California. County Report 1. California Division of Mines and Geologyp.144
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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