The Chloride Cliff is a silver, gold, and lead 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: Silver, Gold, Lead
Lat, Long: 36.69417, -116.87694
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Chloride Cliff MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Chloride Cliff
Secondary: Mccrea Group. Old Mill
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
District: Chloride Cliff
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
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): FIVE PARALLEL QUARTZ VEINS NEAR CONTACT BETWEEN LIMESTONE AND GRANITE.
Comment (Workings): 7 SHORT ADITS; LONGEST BEING 400 FT., OTHERS ABOUT 100 FT. LONG
Comment (Production): 1910 ; SMALL PRODUCTION OF GOLD - SILVER ORE. 1928 - 1942 SHIPPED BASE ORE ASSAYING 6.9 % PB, SOME COPPER, ALSO HIGH GOLD - SILVER VALUES. TOTAL EST. $35,000 MAINLY IN GOLD - SILVER.
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. 461
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. 391 - 392 .
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