The Nopah is a lead mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 3,179 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: 3,179 Feet (969 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 36.12306, -116.15833
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Nopah MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nopah
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
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: PIPE
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): REPORTED PRODUCTION OF 3 CARLOADS OF ORE AVERAGING 30 % PB, AND 17 OZ AG. ALSO 2 CARLOADS OF ZINC ORE AVERAGING 30 % ZN.
Comment (Workings): 80 FT., 80 - DEGREE INCLINED SHAFT AND CONNECTING TUNNEL. SOME STOPING HAS BEEN DONE.
Comment (Deposit): ORE MINERALS OCCUR IN A BRECCIA PIPE ALONG FAULT IN DOLOMITIC LIMESTONE.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: BRECCIA CONSISTS OF ANGULAR DOLOMITIC LIMESTONE FRAGMENTS IN A GREENISH MATRIX.
References
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. 76 - 77
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