The Keeler Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 4,199 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: 4,199 Feet (1,280 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 36.45472, -117.81194
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Keeler Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Keeler Mine
Secondary: Kruger
Secondary: Keeler Gold Mines
Secondary: Inc.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1944
Material type: ?
Description: Ap_Grade: ^3.8% Pb, 3.2 Oz Ag, Recov. Cu
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
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Iron
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): PROPERTY IS DEVELOPED BY 250-FT. VERTICAL SHAFT WITH LEVELS AT 70, 130 AND 250 FT. ON 70-FT. LEVEL, DRIFT 160 FT. NORTHWEST; ON 130, DRIFT 550 FT. NORTHWEST; ON 250, DRIFT 350 FT. ON THE 130 LEVEL AT 400 FT. NORTH OF THE SHAFT, A CROSS-CUT WAS DRIVEN EAST 120 FT. ON THE 250, AT ABOUT 250 FT. FROM THE SHAFT, A WINZE WAS SUNK 155 FT. ON A 40 DEG INCLINATION TO THE NORTH. THE ORE SHOOT HAS BEEN STOPED FROM THE 250-FT. LEVEL TO WITHIN 70 FT. OF THE SURFACE.
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. NE 1/4 SW 1/4. UNSURVEYED FOR TOWNSHIP, RANGE AND SECTION-LOC. PROJECTED
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 4-7 FT. THICK. ORE SHOOT RAKES TO NORTH, OR IT MAY BE CUT OFF ALONG INTERSECTION WITH A FRACTURE HAVING SAME STRIKE, BUT DIPPING 40 W. VEIN-FILLING SILICIFIED WALL-ROCK. ORE SHOOT 160 FT. LONG.
Comment (Deposit): 23 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Production): A SMALL AMOUNT OF ORE PRODUCED IN 1944 RAN 3.8% PB, 3.2 OZ/TON AG WITH RECOVERABLE CU. APPARENTLY FIRST WORKED FOR LEAD. AVERAGE OF $9.40/TON IN GOLD FROM ONE STOPE.
References
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. 403-404
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J.G., 1957, LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53, NOS. 3 & 4, P. 481
Reference (Production): GOODWIN (1957)
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. 154
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