The Blue Dick is a lead and zinc mine located in Inyo county, California.
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Mine Info
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Blue Dick MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blue Dick
Secondary: Midnight
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
District: Resting Springs
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Lead
Comments
Comment (Deposit): OCCURS ALONG FISSURE IN LIMESTONE
Comment (Workings): 500 FT. OF TUNNELS AND DRIFTS
Comment (Deposit): NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE. COMPRISED OF 80 ACRES
Comment (Production): AVG. 30 % PB, 1.7 % ZN, 5.2 % CU AND 8.3 OZ. AG, ALSO GOLD. 1918 - SHIPMENT, ASSAYED 29.2 % CU AND 10 OZ AG PER TON.
References
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. C., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NO. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 457 .
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., 1928 , LOS ANGELES FIELD DIVISION, REPT. 22 OF STATE MINERALOGIST; CALIF. MIN. BUR., VOL. 22 , NO. 4 , P. 479 .
Reference (Production): GOODWIN, J. C., 1957 , P. 457 (SEE REF.)
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