The Luella Mine is a gold mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 4,501 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: 4,501 Feet (1,372 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 36.66889, -118.10222
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Luella Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Luella Mine
Secondary: Abe Lincoln Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Iron
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
District: Alabama
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: Hematite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chrysocolla
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): SOME FREE GOLD ASSOCIATED WITH HARD, REDDISH-BLACK BANDS OF HEMATITE
Comment (Location): UTM EST S 1/2 SECTION UNREPORTED IN REF. VERY UNCERTAIN PROJECTION
Comment (Deposit): VEINS ALONG DIKE, 8 FT. IN THICKNESS. MINERALIZATION ALONG HORIZONTAL JOINTS, 3 IN.-5 IN. APART AND 1-3 IN. WIDE.
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF SEVERAL TUNNELS, THE UPPER ONES DRIVEN YEARS AGO. PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF TWO TUNNELS ABOUT 75 FT. APART, VERTICALLY. THE UPPER ONE WAS DRIVEN NORTHWEST ABOUT 350 FT. ON THE VEIN. THERE IS SOME STOPING ON SHOOTS APPARENTLY ABOUT 30 FT. LONG. THE LOWER TUNNEL IS 460 FT. LONG. AT 210 FT. THERE IS A 35 FT. WINZE AND AT 385 FT. THERE IS A 35-FT. WINZE. THERE IS A STOPE TO THE UPPER TUNNEL ABOUT 120 FT. LONG; AVERAGE WIDTH APPROXIMATELY 3 FT
Comment (Geology): FELSITE DIKE INTRUDES GRANITE
Comment (Deposit): 4 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B. AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1938, MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 34, NO. 4, P. 406-407
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. 156
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