The Custer is a lead and silver mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 5,000 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: 5,000 Feet (1,524 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 36.87972, -118.04639
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Custer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Custer
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: 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: Galena
Comments
Comment (Production): WORKED ON AND OFF SINCE 1926 , PRODUCING SOME HIGH GRADE AU - PB - AG ORE. SHIPMENTS CARRIED 2 - 3 OZ AU, 30 - 80 OZ AG, WITH 35 % PB AND 5 % CU. EST. VALUE PRODUCED $20,000
Comment (Deposit): 4 - 6 FT. ZONE ALONG CONTACT BETWEEN LIMESTONE AND GRANITE.
Comment (Workings): 2 TUNNELS; UPPER TUNNEL 50 FT. LONG, LOWER TUNNEL, 100 FT. LONG
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. 465
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. 435 .
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