The Mountain Springs Canyon Mine is a gold mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 4,281 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: 4,281 Feet (1,305 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 35.94389, -117.58167
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Mountain Springs Canyon Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mountain Springs Canyon Mine
Secondary: Bonanza
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
District: Argus
Land Status
Land ownership: Military Reservation
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: 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 $9-$20/TON IN GOLD AND SILVER
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): ORE MINERAL FOR SILVER UNKNOWN
Comment (Location): UTM EST. SW 1/4 8. APPARENTLY MANY LOCATIONS
Comment (Deposit): SERIES OF PARALLEL VEINS, EACH FROM 1-4 FT. IN THICKNESS
Comment (Workings): SEVEN PARALLEL VEINS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED ON THE PROPERTY. THE PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENT WORK HAS BEEN CONFINED TO THE CONVENTION NO. 2 CLAIM, WHERE A SHAFT HAS BEEN SUNK ON THE VEIN TO A DEPTH OF 185 FT. ON THE 138-FT. LEVEL, DRIFT SW. 338 FT. AND NE. 70 FT. AT 75 FT. IN ELEVATION AND SW. OF SHAFT NO. 2 IS VEIN NO. 1, ON WHICH THERE IS AN INCLINE SHAFT 70 FT. DEEP, WITH A DRIFT SW. 130 FT. ON THE 60-FT. LEVEL AND NE. 100 FT.; AVERAGE WIDTH OF THE VEIN BEING 1 FT.
Comment (Geology): DIKES OF DIORITE AND ANDESITE INTRUDE GRANITE
Comment (Deposit): 20 CLAIMS KNOWN AS THE CONVENTION GROUP ; 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. 158
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. 412
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