The Mamie 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
Elevation: 6,299 Feet (1,920 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 36.19472, -117.66500
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Mamie Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mamie Mine
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 (Deposit): 4 CLAIMS, INCLUDING 1 PLACER CLAIM, COSO MAID PLACER AND THE COSO BOY QUARTZ CLAIM ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): UTM EST. N 1/2 SW 1/4
Comment (Deposit): VEIN
Comment (Workings): 18 - FT. SHAFT. SOME OF WORKINGS ON FLOAT ORE AND OLD DUMPS
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. 156
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. 407
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