The Estelle is a lead mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 6,266 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: 6,266 Feet (1,910 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 36.52194, -117.81444
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Estelle MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Estelle
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
District: Cerro Gordo
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1926
Time Period: - 1926
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^.16 Oz Au, 20.8 Oz Ag, 21.61 % Pb, Total Value Of $80,146 .
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
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ORE IN STRUCTUALLY CONTROLLED FRACTURES. TWO VEINS; SAN FELIPE STRIKES N 35 W, DIPS 70 SW, AND SANTA MARIA STRIKES N - S, DIPS 60 E. RECENT MAPPING INDICATES THAT, SAN FELIPE VEIN WAS NOT REACHED, A PARALLEL VEIN WAS.
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :UNDETERMINED
Comment (Workings): AT 6,290 FT. ELEVATION; DELLAPHINE TUNNEL DRIVEN N 70 E FOR 8,070 FT. DRIFTING ON MAIN TUNNEL, 4,783 FT. MAIN RAISE, 800 FT., TOTAL WORKINGS FROM 140 , 340 AND 660 FT. LEVELS FROM MAIN RAISE IS 9,957 FT.
References
Reference (Deposit): NORMAN, L. A. AND STEWART, R. M., 1951 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY VOL. 47 , NO. 1 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 69 - 70
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. 437 - 440
Reference (Production): TUCKER AND SAMPSON, 1938 , P. 439 (SEE REF.)
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