The Golden Siren is a gold mine located in Mono county, California at an elevation of 1,050 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 1,050 Feet (320 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.50194, -118.18361
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Golden Siren MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Golden Siren
Commodity
Primary: Gold
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
Type: Unknown
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
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Iron
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): LOCATION ESTIMATED FROM WHITE MT. TOPO. SHEET ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Workings): SHAFTS, MAIN ONE INTERSECTS VEIN AT 45 FT. DEPTH
Comment (Commodity): VEIN SAID TO AVG. $14 - $18 AU/TON
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 5 FT. THICK
References
Reference (Deposit): KUOPF, A., 1918 , INYO RANGE AND THE EASTERN SLOPE OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA, CALIF.; US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 110 , P. 119
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