The Unknown is a gold and silver mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 6,001 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: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 35.98083, -117.54583
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Unknown MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Iron
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
District: Argus
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
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Naval Weapons Center
Home Office: China Lake, Ca.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1941
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin & Range / Walker Lane
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Bornite
Comments
Comment (Location): ACCESS RD IS APPROX. 2 MILES N OF INTERSECTION OF MTN SPRINGS CANY ON, JUNCTION RANCH & BIRCHUM SPRINGS ROADS, ALONG JUNCTION RANCH ROAD APPROX 2 MILES ALONG ACCESS RD, THEN N APPROX .4 MILE PROSPECT PIT IS ON E SIDE OF ROAD.
Comment (Development): 1 PROSPECT PIT LOCATED ON POOCH #2. TWO ADJOINING CLAIMS.
Comment (Deposit): 1 PROSPECT PIT LOCATED ON POOCH #2. QTZ CONTAINS LG AMT OF GALENA AND LESSER AMT OF PYRITE, WITH SOME CHRYSCOLLA, MALACHITE, AND AZURITE . THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT ROCK EXPOSURE TOO NOTE ANY CONTROLLING STRUCT URAL FEATURES OR STRUCTURAL TREADS. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV
Comment (Deposit): NO MAJOR OUTCROPPING OF VEIN OR WALLROCK, MINOR OUT CROP OF FELDS ITE DIKE. INSUFFICIENT ROCK EXPOSURE FOR EVALUATION OF STRUCTURAL FEAT URES AND EXTENT OF MINERALIZATION.
Comment (Workings): 1 PROSPECT PIT 25'L X 20'W X 5'D LOCATED ON POOCH #2.
References
Reference (Deposit): SPROUSE, D.; ATIENZA MOORE, T. - FIELD INVESTIGATIONS, NWC, 04-83
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