The Gold Standard Mine is a gold mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 5,200 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: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 36.67694, -117.88639
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Gold Standard Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Standard Mine
Secondary: Vega
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
District: Beveridge-Ubehebe
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: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Hematite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 2 VEINS. ON SOUTH END OF PROPERTY OCCURS A "QUARTZ BLOW-OUT", 50 FT. IN THICKNESS AND EXPOSED ON SURFACE FOR 150 FT. IN LENGTH. VEIN IS MINERALIZED WITH SULFIDES. PRINCIPAL VEIN, KNOWN AS GOLD STANDARD, OCCURS ALONG FAULT, AND IS 4-11 FT. IN THICKNESS. CAN BE TRACED ON SURFACE FOR 2100 FT., 1200 FT. OF WHICH LIES ALONG LIMESTONE CONTACT.
Comment (Workings): OPEN CUT ON QUARTZ "BLOW OUT" ON SOUTHERN END OF PROPERTY. GOLD STANDARD VEIN DEVELOPED BY 4 TUNNELS, LONGEST 150 FT.
Comment (Deposit): 34 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): UTM EST. LAND UNSURVEYED. LOCATION VERY QUESTIONABLE.
Comment (Production): SEVERAL SHIPMENTS OF SORTED ORE TO SMELTERS CARRIED 3 OZ. GOLD, 58 OZ. AG, AND 11 % CU. NO SPECIFIC PRODUCTION RECORDS FOUND.
References
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. 397-398
Reference (Production): TUCKER AND SAMPSON (1938)
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
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