The Beckman is a lead and silver mine located in Mono county, California at an elevation of 6,499 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 37.62861, -118.52528
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Beckman MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Beckman
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Mono
District: Chidago
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: POD LIKE
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): ORE FROM OXIDIZED ZONE FIRST CYANIDED FOR AU, AG
Comment (Production): A SMALL AMOUNT OF ORE WAS PRODUCED IN 1941. SMELTER RECOVERY RAN 7.76% PB, 3.17 OZ/TON AG, 0.334 OZ/TON AU, AND 0.634% CU.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN
Comment (Workings): 700 FT. OF WORKINGS ON AN ADIT LEVEL. 2 RAISES, SEVERAL STOPES, AND A WINZE. CAVED PORTAL.
Comment (Deposit): OPERATED IN 1936 - 1941 , 1949 . ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): RINEHART, C. D., AND CROSS, D. C., 1956 , ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE CASA DIABLO QUADRANGLE, CALIFORNIA: SPECIAL REPORT 48 OF THE CALIF. DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, P. 8 .
Reference (Production): GOODWIN ( 1957 )
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 57 , NOS 3 AND 4 , P. 555 .
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