The Wahoo Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 5,299 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: 5,299 Feet (1,615 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 36.32389, -117.64611
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Wahoo Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wahoo Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
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. LOCATION EST. FROM DESCRIPTION IN REFERENCE. LAND UNSURVEYED
Comment (Production): AU-AG ORE SHIPPED IN 1940, 1941 AND 1947 AVG. 15.3% PB, 20 OZ. AG AND RECOVERABLE COPPER AND GOLD. NO OTHER PRODUCTION DATA FOUND.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 3-4 FT. IN THICKNESS
Comment (Workings): 90-FT. SHAFT, DRIFT TO SOUTH ON VEIN FOR 80-FT.
Comment (Deposit): 2 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. 164
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. 424
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J.G., 1957, LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53, NOS. 3 & 4, P. 521
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1940, CURRENT MINING ACTIVITY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 36, NO. 1, P. 25
Reference (Production): GOODWIN (1957)
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