The Chloride Cliff Mine is a gold mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 5,299 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: 5,299 Feet (1,615 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 36.69833, -116.87417
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Chloride Cliff Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Chloride Cliff Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Mercury
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
District: Coso
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Ore: Metacinnabar
Gangue: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION TO CENTER OF SECTION
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: GOOD ROAD FROM RHYOLITE OR BEATTY. { NO WATER.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: HIGHLY DEFORMED ROCKS
References
Reference (Deposit): MURDOCK, JOSEPH, AND WEBB, R. W., 1966, MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA...CENTENNIAL VOLUME (1866 - 1966): CDMG BULL. 189.
Reference (Deposit): WARING, C. A., AND HUGUENIN, EMILE, 1919, INYO COUNTY: CMB REPORT 15.
Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES.
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