Ubehebe

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

Name: Ubehebe  

State:  California

County:  Inyo

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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