The Black Canyon is a lead and silver mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 8,199 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: 8,199 Feet (2,499 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 37.33306, -118.20333
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Black Canyon MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Canyon
Secondary: Hope Group
Secondary: Mineral Point
Secondary: Sanger
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
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: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Commodity): BULK OF ORE IS CERUSSITE AND SMITHSONITE
Comment (Deposit): IRREGULAR LENSES IN LIMESTONE CLOSE TO CONTACT OF QUARTZITE.
Comment (Workings): 50 FT. DEEP SHAFT, TUNNEL 100 FT. LONG - ON SOUTH SLOPE OF RIDGE. ON NORTH SLOPE, 100 FT. BELOW OTHER WORKINGS IS A TUNNEL DRIVEN SOUTH 300 FT., FOLLOWING FAULT FISSURE. 100 FT. OF DRIFT ON FISSURE.
Comment (Deposit): COMPRISED OF 58 ACRES.
References
Reference (Production): GOODWIN, J. C., 1957 , P. 456 (SEE REF.)
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., 1926 , LOS ANGELES FIELD DIVISION, REPT. 22 OF STATE MINERALOGIST; CALIF. MIN. BUR., VOL. 22 , NO. 4 , P. 489 - 490 .
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 - 445 .
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. 456 .
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