The Margaret is a gold mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 5,600 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: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 36.02556, -117.11944
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Margaret MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Margaret
Secondary: World Beater
Secondary: Pleasent Canyon Group
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
Discovery Year: 1896
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
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 ACC. LAND UNSURVEYED; LOCATION PROJECTED
Comment (Workings): 50-FT. SHAFT AND 3 TUNNELS, LOWER 370 FT. BELOW OUTCROP. SEVERAL HUNDRED FT. OF DRIFTING, SHALLOW WINZES FROM LOWER ADIT
Comment (Production): NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORDS FOUND
Comment (Deposit): 2 12-FT. VEINS. ORE SHOOT 70-80 FT. IN LENGTH
References
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. 480
Reference (Deposit): SAMPSON, R.J., 1932, MINERAL RESOURCES OF A PART OF THE PANAMINT RANGE: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 28, P. 376
Reference (Production): NORMAN AND STEWART (1951), SAMPSON (1932)
Reference (Deposit): NORMAN, LA., JR. AND STEWART, RICHARD M., 1951, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY: CALIF. JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 47, NO. 1, P. 157
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