The Panamint Mines is a silver and copper mine located in Inyo 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: Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 36.11583, -117.09722
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Panamint Mines MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Panamint Mines
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
District: Panamint
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION REPORTED
Comment (Deposit): PARALLEL QUARTZ VEINS, 6 - 8 FT. THICK
Comment (Workings): TUNNELS, MAIN-CROSSCUT TUNNEL 2,300 FT. LONG CLAIMS INCLUDE; ALABAMA, CHALLENGE, COMSTOCK, EAST HEMLOCK, EUREKA, HEMLOCK, HIGH SILVER, HUDSON RIVER, IDA, INDEPENDENCE, PANAMINT CENTRAL, MARVEL, STEWARTS-WONDER, ORION, STAR, AND WYOMING.
References
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NO. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 499
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. 451 .
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