Mountain Springs Canyon Mine

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

Name: Mountain Springs Canyon Mine  

State:  California

County:  Inyo

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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