The Barranca Mine is a gold mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 1,699 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: 1,699 Feet (518 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 36.69889, -117.84667
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Barranca Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Barranca Mine
Secondary: Briton and Porter
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
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 (Workings): 325-FT. ADIT ON BARRANCA CLAIM; 218-FT. INCLINE WITH 110-FT. DRIFT ON 100-FT. LEVEL, ONE 60-FT. ALONG 200-FT. LEVEL ON BRITON AND PORTER CLAIMS
Comment (Location): UTM EST. LOCATION ESTIMATED FROM DESCRIPTION IN REFERENCE
Comment (Deposit): VEIN. AVG. 6 FT. IN THICKNESS, IN BRECCIATED QUARTZ, WALLROCK
Comment (Deposit): SEVERAL CLAIMS. MINE POSSIBLY INCORPORATED INTO LATER DEVELOPMENT UNDER DIFFERENT NAMES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J.J., 1896, GOLD-INYO COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V 13, P. 179
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