Essex

The Essex is a lead and silver mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 2,300 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: Essex  

State:  California

County:  Inyo

Elevation: 2,300 Feet (701 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 36.76944, -117.88389

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Essex MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Essex
Secondary: Big Silver


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Inyo
District: Ubehebe


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


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

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Orebody

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Structure

Not available


Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): SILVER BEARING ORE ALONG BEDDING PLANES OF LIMESTONE, ALSO IN CROSS FRACTURES AND FISSURES CUTTING LIMESTONE AND DIORITE. MOST INTENSE ENRICHMENT OCCURS NEAR CONTACT BETWEEN LIMESTONE AND DIORITE. 2 SYSTEMS OF VEINS, ONE TREND NORTH, OTHER TRENDS EAST.

Comment (Workings): AT 2150 FT. ELEVATION; TUNNEL, DRIVEN S 45 W FOR 250 FT. AT 2150 FT, ANOTHER TUNNEL DRIVEN 136 FT. ON EAST - WEST VEIN. AT 2800 FT, A CROSSCUT TUNNEL IS DRIVEN S 20 E. NUMBER OF SHORT TUNNELS RANGING FROM 20 - 50 FT. IN LENGTH.

Comment (Location): UTM EST. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :UNDETERMINED

Comment (Production): REPORTED TO CARRY 30 OZ AG PER TON AND SORTED UP TO 200 OZ AG PER TON. SHIPPED ORE 1928 ; RECOVERY 1.75 % PB, 65.6 OZ AG PER TON, SOME COPPER AND GOLD.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: GEOLOGY IN VICINITY OF MINE IS MADE UP OF SILURIAN AND ORDOVICIAN METAMORPHIC LIMESTONE AND QUARTZITE. LIMESTONE IS CUT BY NUMEROUS INTRUSIONS OF FINE-GRAINED, DARK-GREEN HORNBLENDE DIORITE.


References

Reference (Production): TUCKER, W. B., 1926 , P. 477 - 478 (SEE REF.)

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. 470 .

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., 1926 , LOS ANGELES FIELD DIV., 22ND REPT. STATE MINERALOGIST; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 477 - 478 .


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