The Little Mack Mine is a gold mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 2,799 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 36.24, -117.41944
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Little Mack Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Little Mack Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
District: Modoc
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
Analytical Data: ASSAYED $15-$20/TON IN GOLD
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF A TUNNEL DRIVEN N. 70 DEG W. 250 FT., FOLLOWING ONE OF THE DIABASE DIKES. AT 75 FT. FROM THE PORTAL, CUT QUARTZ VEIN CARRYING VALUES IN GOLD. ALSO, AT 200 FT. WEST OF THE PORTAL, CUT ANOTHER QUARTZ VEIN CARRYING GOLD VALUES. A RAISE WAS PUT UP ON THE VEIN SOME 30 FT. AND A SMALL STOPE STARTED. AT 250 FT. WEST OF THE PORTAL, A CROSSCUT HAS BEEN RUN NORTH 55 FT. INTERSECTING A PARALLEL DIABASE DIKE. ON THE HILL ABOVE THE TUNNEL LEVEL, A TUNNEL HAS BEEN DRIVEN S. 20 DEG W. ON A QUARTZ VEIN IN LIMESTONE, A DISTANCE OF 20 FT., THEN AN INCLINE SHAFT SUNK ON THE VEIN TO A DEPTH OF 80 FT. OLD MILLSITE.
Comment (Geology): 3 PARALLEL DIABASE DIKES CUT LIMESTONE BEDS. DIKES STRIKE N60W, DIP 60 SW, AND 60 FT. APART.
Comment (Location): UTM EST. NW 1/4
Comment (Production): NO SPECIFIC PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND, BUT WAS SAID TO BE $15,000.
Comment (Deposit): SERIES OF PARALLEL VEINS, 2-4 FT. IN THICKNESS.
Comment (Deposit): 1 CLAIM AND 1 MILLSITE ; 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. 155
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. 405-406
Reference (Production): TUCKER & SAMPSON (1938)
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