The Argus Range is a iron mine located in Inyo county, California.
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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
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Argus Range MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Argus Range
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
Land Status
Land ownership: Military Reservation
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Contact Metasomatic
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Commodity): SAID TO CARRY TRACE OF GOLD
Comment (Deposit): OCCURS AS BUNCHES OF VARYING SIZE OVER AN AREA SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET IN DIA.
Comment (Workings): ONLY SURFACE WORK HAS BEEN DONE
Comment (Deposit): USED AS A FLUX YEARS AGO IN THE LOOKOUT SMELTER. NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J.J., 1894: 12TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CA. STATE MIN. BUR., P. 326
Reference (Deposit): JENKINS, O.P., 1948: IRON RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA; CA. DIV. OF MINES BULL. 129, P. 287.
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