Santa Cruz Mine

The Santa Cruz Mine is a gold mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 6,299 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

Name: Santa Cruz Mine

State:  California

County:  Inyo

Elevation: 6,299 Feet (1,920 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 36.5775, -117.78306

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Santa Cruz Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Santa Cruz Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Inyo


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: BUNCHY


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): UTM EST NW 1/4 LOCATION ESTIMATED FROM DESCRIPTION IN REFERENCE

Comment (Deposit): VEIN, VARIES FROM SEAM TO 5 FT. IN THICKNESS

Comment (Workings): 2 ADITS, 60 AND 300 FT. IN LENGTH. CONNECTED BY 100-FT. WINZE.

Comment (Deposit): MINE POSSIBLY INCORPORATED INTO LATER DEVELOPMENT UNDER DIFFERENT NAME(S) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J.J, 1896, GOLD-INYO COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 13, P. 183


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