The Honolulu-Big Horn Mine is a zinc, lead, and silver mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 4,800 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: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 35.97833, -117.15750
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Honolulu-Big Horn Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Honolulu-Big Horn Mine
Secondary: Gibraltar
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
District: South Park
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
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
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 4 PRINCIPAL VEINS; (1) HONOLULU, RANGES IN WIDTH FROM THIN SEAM TO THREE FEET, ASSAYING 50 % ZN, 10 - 15 % PB. (2) CARBONATE CLAIM, 2 - 10 FT. WIDE, PRINCIPALLY ZINC CARBONATES WITH SOME LEAD CARBONATES. (3) IRON VEIN CLAIM, 2 - 5 FT. WIDE FOR 100 FT., VEIN MATTER CONSISTS OF GOSSAN, SMALL AMOUNTS OF ZINC AND LEAD CARBONATES. (4) BIG HORN CLAIM, 1/2 MILE EAST OF HONOLULU CLAIM, STRIKES EASTWARD, DIPS 20 - 30 S, WIDTH VARIES, FEW INCHES TO 7 FT. ORE FROM THIS ORE BODY CONSISTS OF CERUSSITE AND GALENA, ASSAYING 50 - 70 % PB.
Comment (Workings): HONOLULU; 400 FT. ADIT, 35 FT. WINZE. CARBONATE ADIT IS 135 FT. IRON VEIN ADIT; 100 FT. LONG, BIG HORN; 80 FT. INCLINED SHAFT, SEVERAL DRIFTS.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: COUNTY ROCK; TREMOLITIZED, WHITE, FINE GRAIN MARBLE.
Comment (Location): UTM EST. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :UNDETERMINED
Comment (Production): ORE CONTAINING AN AVERAGE OF 14.6 % PB, 23.2 % ZN, 3.84 OZ AG AND RECOVERABLE COPPER. NO RECORD OF EARLY PRODUCTION AVAILABLE.
References
Reference (Deposit): NORMAN, L. A. AND STEWART, R. J., 1951 , MINES AND MINERALS OF INYO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 47 , NO. 1 , DIV. OF MINES, P. 72 .
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. 477 .
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