The Le Cyr Deposit is a iron mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 5,600 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: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 36.31056, -117.80750
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Le Cyr Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Le Cyr Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Secondary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Tertiary: Sulfur
Tertiary: Silica
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
District: Coso
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: J. R. Le Cyr
Home Office: Tucson, Az.
Production
Year: 1938
Material type: ORE FE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^59 % Fe (Metallic), Less Than .06 % P
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: S, 1.06 %
Analytical Data: P, .047 %
Analytical Data: SILICA, 3.04 %
Analytical Data: IRON, 59.07 %
Materials
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Magnetite
Comments
Comment (Workings): NO DESCRIPTION FOUND
Comment (Deposit): SERIES OF PARALLEL VEINS
References
Reference (Deposit): JENKINS, O.P., 1948: IRON RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA; CA. DIV. MINES BULL. 129, P. 293
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1938: MINERAL RESOURCES INYO COUNTY; CA. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, VOL. 34, NO. 4, P. 425
Reference (Production): TUCKER, W.B., 1938, P. 425
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