The Mohawk Mine is a gold mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 3,199 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: 3,199 Feet (975 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 35.87806, -117.37972
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Mohawk Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mohawk Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
District: Argus
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
Analytical Data: ORE ASSAYED $10/TON IN GOLD.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPMENT WORK CONSISTS OF A SHAFT SUNK ON A 70 DEG INCLINATION 168 FT. AT 60 FT. THE SHAFT CONNECTS WITH A TUNNEL WHICH WAS DRIVEN WEST ABOUT 300 FT. THE SHAFT IS 200 FT. FROM THE PORTAL OF THIS TUNNEL. ON 110-FT. LEVEL A DRIFT ABOUT 65 FT. EAST CONNECTS WITH AN OLD STOPE DRIFT WEST ABOUT 300 FT., THE LAST 250 FT. OF WHICH IS REPORTED TO BE AN ORE-SHOOT. THE AVERAGE WIDTH IS ABOUT 5 FT. AT THE 160-FT. LEVEL, CROSS CUT 30 FT. SOUTH TO VEIN, DRIFT WEST 400 FT. AT 60 FT. FROM SHAFT STRUCK ORE SHOOT 160 FT. LONG, 3 TO 14 FT. WIDE. THE LAST 20 FT. OF THIS DRIFT IS REPORTED TO BE IN GOOD ORE. AT 100 FT. FROM THE CROSS-CUT THERE IS A RAISE TO THE 110 FT. LEVEL. THERE IS ALSO A DRIFT EAST 335 FT. OF WHICH THE EAST 200 FT. IS REPORTED TO BE ORE FOR A WIDTH OF 7 FT.
Comment (Deposit): 6 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION PRIMARILY FROM 168-FT. LEVEL. NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORDS FOUND
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, AVG. 6 FT. THICK. FILLING OF QUARTZ, ALTERED COUNTRY ROCK AND ENCRUSTATIONS OF CALCITE
Comment (Commodity): FINELY-DIVIDED, FREE GOLD
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. 46
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. 411-412
Reference (Production): NORMAN AND STEWART (1951)
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