The American Silver Corp. is a gold and silver mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 7,500 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: 7,500 Feet (2,286 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 36.10333, -117.09611
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American Silver Corp. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: American Silver Corp.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
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
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM EST. LOCATION ESTIMATED FROM DESCRIPTION IN REFERENCE
Comment (Deposit): 3 VEINS
Comment (Workings): 600-FT. ADIT AND SEVERAL DRIFTS. MOST OF WORK DONE 1947-48 ON MARVEL CLAIM. OTHER WORKINGS ON WYOMING AND HEMLOCK CLAIMS
Comment (Deposit): 12 PATENTED CLAIMS AND 42 UNPATENTED CLAIMS DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF VARIOUS DEPOSITS OF THE COMPANY AVAILABLE IN ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J.G., 1957, LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53, NOS. 3 & 4, P. 450
Reference (Deposit): MURPHY, F.M., 1930, GEOLOGY OF THE PANAMINT SILVER DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 25, NO. 4, P. 305-325
Reference (Deposit): NORMAN, L.A., JR. AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1938, MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY, CALIF: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 47, NO. 1, P. 55-56
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