The Argus Sterling is a lead mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 6,181 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: 6,181 Feet (1,884 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 36.15806, -117.49861
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Argus Sterling MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Argus Sterling
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
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: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
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
Type: L
Description: Faults: Strike Ne, Dip. 45 Se
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Lead
Comments
Comment (Production): ORE AVERAGED 15 % PB, 4.25 OZ/TON AG, SOME COPPER AND GOLD.
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ - FILLED FISSURE IN LIMESTONE NEAR GRANITE CONTACT.
Comment (Workings): CROSSCUT ADIT, NE FOR 450 FT., VERTICAL SHAFT 155 FT. DEEP DRIFT SE OF VEIN 150 FT, DRIFT NW 200 FT.
References
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. C., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NO. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 451 .
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., 1926 , REPT. 22 OF STATE MINERALOGIST, VOL. 22 , NO. 4 ; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 476 - 477
Reference (Production): GOODWIN, J. C., 1957 , P. 451 (SEE REF.)
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