The New Era Mine is a gold mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 4,301 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: 4,301 Feet (1,311 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.04833, -118.23917
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New Era Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: New Era Mine
Secondary: Buckeye
Secondary: Never Rest
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
District: Fish Springs
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYED FROM $4-$10/TON
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): ORE MILLED IN PREVIOUS YEARS. AVG. $6/TON IN GOLD. NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORDS FOUND.
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZED, DECOMPOSED DIKE
Comment (Workings): SW-TRENDING ADIT, 1000 FT. LONG, TO 60-DEG. INCLINE AT 165 FT. STATION. LEVELS AT 30,100 AND 150 FT. WITH APPROX. 1000 FT. OF LATERAL WORKINGS. OPEN CUTS W. OF 150-FT. SHAFT
Comment (Deposit): 12 UNPATENTED 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. 47
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1920, INYO COUNTY, CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 17, P. 279
Reference (Production): NORMAN AND STEWART (1951)
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