Confidence-Mendocino

The Confidence-Mendocino is a gold mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 2,598 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

Name: Confidence-Mendocino

State:  California

County:  Inyo

Elevation: 2,598 Feet (792 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 35.87389, -116.45167

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Confidence-Mendocino MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Confidence-Mendocino
Secondary: Confidence


Commodity

Primary: Gold


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 (Location): UTM EST. LOC. EST. FROM DESCRIPTION IN REFERENCES THEY INDICATE INCORRECT COORDINATES

Comment (Production): A SMALL AMOUNT OF HIGH-GRADE AU ORE WAS PRODUCED IN 1934.

Comment (Deposit): SERIES OF PARALLEL VEINS. 2 MOST PROMINANT ARE CONFIDENCE, 40 FT. THICK, AND MENDOCINO, 60 FT. THICK

Comment (Workings): ADITS, 175 AND 375 FT. LONG ON CONFIDENCE VEIN, WITH 200 FT. VERTICAL INTERVAL. RAISES, STOPES, OPEN CUTS

Comment (Deposit): 2 PATENTED CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


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. 40, 141

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. 393

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1926, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY, CALIF: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 22, NO. 4, P. 468-469

Reference (Production): NORMAN AND STEWART (1951)


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