The Long John is a lead and silver mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 5,899 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: 5,899 Feet (1,798 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 36.62972, -117.98083
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Long John MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Long John
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1926
Time Period: 1925 - 1926
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^40 % Pb, 40 Oz Ag
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: Galena
Ore: Silver
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :UNDETERMINED
Comment (Production): ORE SHIPPED IN 1939 CONTAINED 5.94 % PB, 8.84 OZ. AG, .77 % CU SOME GOLD.
Comment (Deposit): ORE OCCURS IN FISSURES
Comment (Workings): SHAFTS AND ADITS
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. 486
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. 444 .
Reference (Production): GOODWIN, J. C., 1957 , P. 486 (SEE REF.)
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