The Unknown is a gold mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 6,138 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: 6,138 Feet (1,871 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 35.97278, -117.53667
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Unknown MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Iron
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: 1939
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: PINCH & SWELL
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: Chrysocolla
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Development): 2 SMALL PROSPECT PITS
Comment (Location): ACCESS ROAD. IS APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES N OF INTERSECTION OF MTN SPR INGS CANYON, JUNCTION RANCH & BIRCHUM SPRINGS ROADS. THEN 1.5 MILES AL ONG ACCESS ROAD, CLAIMS ARE SOUTH OF THE ROAD OVER A SADDLE IN THE SMA LL RIDGE WHICH RUNS ALONG THE ROAD.
Comment (Workings): 2 PROSPECT PITS + 1 SCRATCH LOCATED ON TWO ADJOINING CLAIMS. #1: W MOST, 5'LX2'WX2'D, HAS FE-STAINED QTZ VEIN; #2: 6'LX3'WX3'D, NOTHING SHOWING.
Comment (Deposit): TWO SMALL PROSPECT PITS LOCATED ON ADJOINING CLAIMS. QTZ HAS FE-ST AINING AND SOME CU-STAINING, SMALL AMT OF PYRITE, CHALCOPYRITE, LIMONI TE, CHRYSCOLLA ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV
References
Reference (Deposit): SPROUSE, D., ATIENZA MOORE, T.-FIELD INVESTIGATIONS, NWC, 04/83
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