The Ubehebe is a lead and silver mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 4,081 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: 4,081 Feet (1,244 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 36.74611, -117.57806
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Ubehebe MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ubehebe
Secondary: Copper Bell
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
Land Status
Land ownership: National Park
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: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1949
Time Period: 1948 - 1949
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^20 % Pb, 13 % Zn, 5 Oz Ag/Ton.
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Production): ORE SHIPPED IN 1951 AVERAGED 13.8 % PB, 4.93 % ZN, 3.47 OZ AG/TON, SOME COPPER SHIPMENT IN 1952 CONTAINED 12.4 % PB, 12.4 % ZN, 3.93 OZ AG, SOME COPPER AND GOLD.
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY 900 FT. TUNNEL IN 1949 , 750 FT. OF DRIFTING IN 1951 .
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: LIMESTONE IS CUT BY DIORITE DIKES
References
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NO. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 519
Reference (Deposit): NORMAN, L. A. AND STEWART, R. J., 1951 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY VOL. 47 , NO. 1 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 82 .
Reference (Production): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , P. 519 (SEE REF.)
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