The Skidoo Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 5,699 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: 5,699 Feet (1,737 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 36.43444, -117.15028
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Skidoo Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Skidoo Mine
Secondary: Silver Bell
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
District: Wildrose
Land Status
Land ownership: National Park
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
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: Y
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYED $15-$20/TON IN GOLD
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. SEVERAL SCATTERED LOCATIONS
Comment (Production): NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND. ORE WAS FREE-MILLING AND RANGED FROM $15-$20/TON
Comment (Deposit): 2 VEIN SYSTEMS, AVG. 18 IN.-2 FT. THICK.
Comment (Workings): INCLINE, 300 FT. DEEP ON EAST VEIN SYSTEM; SHAFT 300 FT. DEEP ON MAIN VEIN SYSTEM WITH OVER 1 MILE OF TUNNELS AND DRIFTS. OUTCROPS OF 8 VEINS WERE MINED. MILL IN EMIGRANT CANYON.
Comment (Deposit): 12 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): NORMAN, L.A., JR. AND STEWART, RICHARD M., 1951, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY: CALIF. JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY V. 47, NO. 1, P. 51
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B. AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1938, MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 34, NO. 4 P. 420-421
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1926, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY, CALIF: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 22, NO. 4, P. 473
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J.G., 1957, LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53, NOS. 3 & 4, P. 512
Reference (Production): NORMAN AND STEWART (1951), TUCKER (1926), GOODWIN (1957)
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