The Hornspoon Mine is a gold mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 8,550 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: 8,550 Feet (2,606 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 36.17556, -117.10944
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Hornspoon Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hornspoon Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Iron
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
Ore: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): GOLD IS COARSE-TEXTURED
Comment (Location): UTM EST. LOC. EST. FROM DESCRIPTION IN REFERENCE
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 2 FT. IN THICKNESS. ORE IS A HIGHLY OXIDIZED BRECCIA CONSISTING OF FRAGMENTS OF DARK-COLORED QUARTZ CEMENTED BY CRUSTS OF SECONDARY QUARTZ. GOLD OCCURS IN EMBEDDED MASSES OF LIMONITE. SEVERAL OTHER VEINS ON PROPERTY, DESCRIBED AS QUITE BARREN.
Comment (Workings): 50 FT. ADIT. 2 OTHER ADITS 60 AND 105 FT. SOUTH AND 38 FT. BELOW FIRST DID NOT LOCATE VEIN
Comment (Geology): FAULT, STRIKE N 45 E, DIP 65 SE, TERMINATES VEIN AT END OF 50 FT. ADIT
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. 44
Reference (Deposit): SAMPSON, R.J., 1932, MINERAL RESOURCES OF A PART OF THE PANMENT RANGE: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 28, P. 370
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