The Gold Wedge Mine is a gold mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 8,251 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: 8,251 Feet (2,515 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.40611, -118.10722
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Gold Wedge Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Wedge Mine
Secondary: South Bend Mine?
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
District: Pine Mountain
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Schist Is Silicified
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: BETWEEN 2 SHAFTS, 55 FT. OF SILICIFIED SCHIST REPORTED TO HAVE HAD AVG. VALUE OF $7/TON IN GOLD. ORE MINED ALONG JOINT PLANES REPORTED TO CARRY $20/TON IN GOLD.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM EST. S 1/2 SEC. UNREPORTED IN REFERENCE. EST. FROM MAP.
Comment (Deposit): STRINGERS IN MINERALIZED SCHIST BELT, 300 FT. IN THICKNESS. MINERALIZATION 2-6 FT. THICK
Comment (Workings): EAST SHAFT, 65 FT. DEEP. ON 45-FT. LEVEL, 122 FT. DRIFT TO WEST CONNECTING WITH INCLINE, 130 FT. IN DEPTH.
Comment (Deposit): 8 CLAIMS ; 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. 151
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. 398
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