The Monster is a lead and silver mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 1,440 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: 1,440 Feet (439 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 36.73611, -117.86694
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Monster MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Monster
Secondary: Blue Monster
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
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
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: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): TUNNEL DRIVEN N 40 W FOR 275 FT. AN OPEN STOPE 200 FT IN LENGTH BY 12 FT IN WIDTH EXTENDS FROM TUNNEL LEVEL TO SURFACE.
Comment (Location): UTM EST. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :UNDETERMINED
Comment (Production): OVER 9,000 LBS. COPPER WERE RECOVERED AS BY-PRODUCT.
Comment (Deposit): IRREGULAR LENSES IN BRECCIATED ZONES.
References
Reference (Production): GOODWIN, J. C., 1957 , P. 491 (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. 491
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. 180 .
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. 447 .
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