The Gunsite is a lead and silver mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 2,349 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: 2,349 Feet (716 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 35.84861, -116.12306
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Gunsite MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gunsite
Secondary: Gunsight Shoshone
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
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: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Lead
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Deposit): PART OF SHOSHONE GROUP
Comment (Production): AVERAGED ASSAY VALUES; .077 OZ AU, 9.38 OZ AG, 7.84 % PB
Comment (Deposit): IRREGULAR LENSES ALONG FISSURES
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL THOUSAND FEET OF WORKINGS
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :UNDETERMINED
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SILVER RULE DOLOMITE UNDERLAIN BY ALGONKIAN SHALES AND CONGLOMERATIC SANDSTONES. SERIES OF N - S FAULTS, DIPPING 35 - 55 W SHOW DISPLACEMENTS OF ORE BODIES, UP TO 30 FT.
References
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B. AND SAMPSON, R. J., MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 34 NO. 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 440 - 442
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