Ventura Mine

The Ventura Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 6,640 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

Name: Ventura Mine  

State:  California

County:  Inyo

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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