The Zinc Hill is a zinc mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 3,875 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: 3,875 Feet (1,181 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc
Lat, Long: 36.31444, -117.50139
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Zinc Hill MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Zinc Hill
Secondary: Utacaia Group
Secondary: Colorado Group
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1942
Time Period: - 1942
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^44.18 % Zn
Year: 1947
Time Period: - 1947
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^22.28 % Zn, 1.33 % Pb, 1.43 Oz Ag/Ton.
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Faults; Zinc Hill Fault Bounds The Horst Of Mississippian Limestone On The West And Has Stratigraphic Throw Of 27,000 Ft.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Jasper
Gangue: Gypsum
Comments
Comment (Deposit): BODIES OCCUR PARALLEL TO BEDDING AND TO LESSER EXTENT ALONG FAULTS WHERE THEY CUT FAVORABLE STRATIGRAPHIC HORIZON. THE FAVORABLE ORE HORIZON CROPS OUT FOR 1,500 FT. IN A NW DIRECTION, IT IS CUT OFF BY FAULTS AT BOTH ENDS.
Comment (Workings): NUMEROUS OPEN CUTS, NEAR SURFACE STOPES AND SHORT ADITS
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ROCKS IN AREA ARE MARBLE AND LIMESTONE OF MISSISSIPPIAN AGE FAULTED AGAINST SILTY LIMESTONE OF PERMIAN AGE. MISSISSIPPIAN LIMESTONE IS FAULTED ON BOTH EAST AND WEST SIDES OF THE MINE AREA AGAINST SILTY BLUISH - GRAY LIMESTONE OF OWENS VALLEY FORMATION, PERMIAN AGE. DIORITE DIKE 1 - 2 FT. THICK, CUTS MISSISSIPPIAN ROCKS IN SOUTHERN END OF MINE, STRIKES N 65 W, DIPS VERTICALLY.
Comment (Deposit): MOST OF ORE REMAINING IN MINE IS OXIDIZED ZINC ORE, CONSISTING MAINLY OF HEMIMORPHITE, HYDROZINCITE AND LIMONITE, LESSER AMOUNTS OF CERUSSITE, ANGLESITE, SMITHSONITE AND SOME BLUE AND GREEN SECONDARY COPPER MINERALS. MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CONTAINED IN REPT. 51
Comment (Commodity): GALENA IS LOCALLY ABUNDANT, PYRITE AND CHALCOPYRITE PRESENT IN MINOR QUANTITIES.
Comment (Location): UTM EST. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :UNDETERMINED
Comment (Production): G7 ; OXIDE ORE, G8 ; SULFIDE ORE
References
Reference (Deposit): HALL, W. E. AND MACKEVETT, E. M., 1958 , ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE DARWIN QUADRANGLE INYO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA; DIV. OF MINES, SPECIAL REPT. 51 P. 44 - 49
Reference (Production): HALL AND MACKEVETT, 1958 , P. 45 (SEE REF.)
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