The Napoleon Group is a gold mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 5,200 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: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 36.35278, -117.11028
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Napoleon Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Napoleon Group
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
Land Status
Land ownership: National Park
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1939
Time Period: 1937-1939
Material type: AU-AG ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^2.55 Oz/Ton Au, 2.16 Oz/Ton Ag
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: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. LAND UNSURVEYED. LOCATION PROJECTED
Comment (Deposit): SERIES OF QUARTZ-FILLED FRACTURES, MOST PROMINANT A SHEAR PLANE, FEW IN.-5 FT. THICK
Comment (Workings): 80 DEG. INCLINE, 80 FT. DEEP; SEVERAL ADITS, ALL WITHIN RADIUS OF 800 FT. MOST OF ORE CAME FROM 3 ADITS LOCATED 400-700 FT. SW OF SHAFT
Comment (Deposit): 4 UNPATENTED CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Production): NORMAN AND STEWART (1951)
Reference (Deposit): NORMAN, L.A., JR. AND STEWART, RICHARD M., 1951, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY: CALIF. JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 47, NO. 1, P. 46-47
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