The Ventura Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 6,640 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: 6,640 Feet (2,024 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 36.535, -117.81556
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Ventura Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ventura Mine
Secondary: Silver Reef
Secondary: Sunset
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
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
Ore: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Workings): 120 FT. VERTICAL SHAFT, 250 FT. ADIT ON SILVER REEF CLAIM.
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :UNDETERMINED
Comment (Production): VENTURA AND SUNSET PRODUCED BETWEEN 1911 - 1949 ORE AVERAGING 28.3 % PB 5.79 % ZN AND 12.58 OZ AG/TON.
Comment (Deposit): PARTIALLY OXIDIZED IRREGULAR LENSES IN SILICATED LIMESTONE ADJACENT TO QUARTZ - MONZONITE INTRUSIVE. 2 VEINS ORE STRIKES N 30 W, DIPS 70 - 80 W, THE OTHER STRIKES N 20 E AND DIPS 80 E.
References
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NO. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 520
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B. AND SAMPSON, R. M., 1938 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 34 NO. 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 458 .
Reference (Production): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , P. 520 (SEE REF)
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