The Silver Spoon is a lead mine located in Inyo county, California.
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Mine Info
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Silver Spoon MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Spoon
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
Land Status
Not available
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: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Production): ORE SHIPPED AVG. 18.2 % PB, 0.63 % ZN AND 4.68 OZ AG/TON. A SHIPMENT IN 1948 CONTAINED 8.15 % ZN, 16.4 % PB AND 5.33 OZ AG/TON, SOME GOLD.
Comment (Deposit): 3 - 6 FT. FISSURES
Comment (Workings): 60 FT. SHAFT
References
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NO. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 512
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., 1926 , LOS ANGELES FIELD DIVISION; 22ND REPT. STATE MINERALOGIST; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 500 - 501
Reference (Production): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , P. 512 (SEE REF.)
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