The American is a copper, gold, and silver mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 2,841 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: 2,841 Feet (866 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 35.87111, -116.42556
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American MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: American
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1914
Time Period: 1906 - 1914
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^4 % Cu, 15 Oz/Ton Ag, $4.00 In Au Per Ton.
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: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Production): MADE SHIPMENT OF HIGH - GRADE SILVER ORE IN 1937 AND 1938 , RAN OVER 100 OUNCES AG PER TON.
Comment (Deposit): ORE OCCURS IN NARROW, BARITE VEIN IN THIN BELT OF SCHIST ON CONTACT OF MONZONITE AND GRANITE.
Comment (Workings): 5 CLAIMS; WORKINGS; SEVERAL TUNNELS, TWO ARE 800 AND 200 FT. LONG. ABOVE 200 FT. TUNNEL, STOPE 20 FT. LONG AND 50 FT. HIGH TO SURFACE.
References
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NO. 3 & 4 DIV. OF MINES, P. 450
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B. AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1938 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY VOL. 34 , NO. 4 , DIV. OF MINES, P. 42 .
Reference (Deposit): WARING, C. A. AND HUGUENIN, E., 1917 , INYO COUNTY; 15TH REPT. STATE MINERALOGIST; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 71
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