The Lyford is a silver mine located in Mono county, California at an elevation of 6,401 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: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 37.77944, -118.48306
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Lyford MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lyford
Secondary: Lynford
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Mono
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: N
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR LENSES
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fault, N 45 W, Dipping N, Cuts Vein. Fault Is 50 Ft. Wide, Filled W/Breccia Having Nearly White Clay Casings, Showing Slickenside Surfaces And Striations.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Stromeyerite
Ore: Pyrargyrite
Ore: Cerussite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Stephanite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. N 1/2 SE 1/4
Comment (Production): LYFORD IS CREDITED WITH A PRODUCTION OF OVER $200,000 IN SILVER. NO OFFICAL PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN 1 - 3 FT. THICK
Comment (Workings): 400 FT. TUNNEL W/2 SHORTER TUNNELS, 100 FT. AND 250 FT. IN LENGTH. ORE IN TUNNEL ENDS AT FAULT. 500 FT. CROSSCUT.
Comment (Deposit): 5 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1940 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF MONO COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 36 , NO. 2 , P. 144 - 145 , PL. 1 .
Reference (Production): GOODWIN ( 1957 )
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53 , NOS. 3 & 4 , P. 563 .
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