The Golden Rod Mine is a gold mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 6,001 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: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 36.16083, -117.61861
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Golden Rod Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Golden Rod Mine
Secondary: Marigold
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
District: Coso
Land Status
Land ownership: Military Reservation
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
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: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM EST SE 1/4 SE 1/4. LOC EST. FROM DESCRIPTION IN REF. UNCERTAIN
Comment (Production): ANOTHER 10 TONS ON DUMP WERE TO BE MILLED AT COSO. NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 6 IN. - 4 FT. IN THICKNESS
Comment (Workings): 3 ADITS. NO. 1, 100 FT., NO. 2 300 FT. AND NO. 3 350 FT. LONG. 100 FT. VERTICAL DISTANCE BETWEEN ADITS NO. 1 AND NO. 2, 200 FT. VERTICAL DISTANCE BETWEEN NO. 2 AND NO. 3. VEIN STOPED FOR DISTANCE OF 50 FT., HEIGHT OF 100 FT.
References
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. 152
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. 298
Reference (Production): TUCKER AND SAMPSON (1938)
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