The Bull Domingo is a silver and lead mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 7,999 feet.
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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: 7,999 Feet (2,438 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 37.4325, -118.11889
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Bull Domingo MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bull Domingo
Secondary: Domingo Mineral Co.
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
District: Pine Mtn.
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION REPORTED
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION OCCURS ALONG FISSURE CONTACT BETWEEN LIMESTONE AND SCHIST.
Comment (Workings): 120 FT. DEEP SHAFT, DRIFT 150 FT. IN LENGTH AT 120 FT. LEVEL. ORE STOPPED TO SURFACE FOR LENGTH 150 FT.; 200 FT. BELOW COLLAR OF SHAFT, A CROSS-CUT TUNNEL, DRIVEN NW, 200 FT.; 600 FT. BELOW SHAFT, ANOTHER CROSS-CUT TUNNEL DRIVEN N 55 W FOR 600 FT. DOES NOT INTERSECT FISSURE EXPOSED BY UPPER WORKINGS.
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. 429
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B. AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1938 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 34 NO. 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 429 .
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