The Unknown is a copper and silver mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 6,119 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 6,119 Feet (1,865 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 36.02306, -117.53167
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Unknown MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Iron
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
District: Argus Mining
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
Operation Type: Unknown
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: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): 3.7 AIRLINE MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF JUNCTION RANCH
Comment (Workings): ADIT WAS CAVED. DUMP VOLUME WAS SMALL (UNDER 1000 CUBIC FEET). IF AN AVERAGE DRIFT OF 5 FEET HIGH BY 5 FEET WIDE, DRIFT LENGTH WAS PROB ABLY 40 FEET OR LESS.
Comment (Deposit): THIS WORKING WAS DEVELOPED TO EXPLORE THE LIMITS OF A QUARTZ-RICH MINERALIZED VEIN. IT HAS NO SURFACE EXPRESSION THAT IS RECOGNIZABLE AN D THE ADIT IS CAVED. VEIN MATERIAL AND HOST ROCK DETERMINED FROM DUMP EXAMINATION. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV
References
Reference (Deposit): W.F. DURBIN, G. HOBSON, MAPPING AND SAMPLING 4-83
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