The Lotus Mine is a gold mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 2,799 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: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 35.86028, -117.11639
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Lotus Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lotus Mine
Secondary: Monte Cristo Mines
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 6 UNPATENTED CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. LAND UNSURVEYED FOR TOWNSHIP, RANGE AND SECTION. PROJECTED
Comment (Production): NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND
Comment (Deposit): SEAMS AND FISSURE VEINS, FEW IN.-4 FT. THICK IN QUARTZITE. SOME PB-AG-BEARING VEINS IN LIMESTONE
Comment (Workings): PROSPECT CUTS AND 3 ADITS. ONE 210 FT. LONG WITH STOPE, DRIFT. SHORT ADIT 60 FT. BELOW ALSO INTO ORE. THIRD ADIT 250 FT. LONG
Comment (Geology): QUARTZITE BED OVERLAIN BY DOLOMITIC LIMESTONE IN CONTACT WITH META-ANDESITE
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. 45-46
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