Hornspoon Mine

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

Name: Hornspoon Mine  

State:  California

County:  Inyo

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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