The Un-Named is a silver and gold mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 6,480 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: 6,480 Feet (1,975 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 36.6025, -117.36139
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Un-Named MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Un-Named
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Sulfur
Secondary: 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/Underground
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: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Hematite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SHEAR ZONE IS 8 FEET WIDE-COMPOSED OF SHEARED ALTERED HORN BLEND GRANODIORITE THAT APPEARS ALMOST SCHISTOSE WITH SCATTERED QUARTZ VEINLETS UP TO 1' THICK
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF: 1 VERTICAL SHAFT-14' LONG 10' WIDE, 43' DEEP 2 SURFACE PIT 6' LONG, 7' WIDE, FILLED WITH SLOPE WASH TO 3' DEEP-TRENCH IS LOCATED ALONG SHEAR ZONE STRIKE APPROX 25' NORTHWEST OF SHAFT AND 10' HIGHER
Comment (Deposit): THIS SMALL WORKING WAS DRIVEN TO EXPLORE LIMITS OF A MINERALIZED SHEAR ZONE WHICH HAS A FAIR AMOUNT OF IRON IN FORMS OF SPECULAR HEMATITE AND PYRITE. NO OTHER ORE MINERALS NOTED BUT PRECIOUS METALS MAY BE PRESENT ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV
Comment (Commodity): GOLD & SILVER PRESENCE SPECULATIVE UNTIL ASSAYS RECEIVED
References
Reference (Deposit): W.F. DURBIN, C.NEAL, C RODGERS, MAPPING & SAMPLING 4-20-83
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