Gold Wedge Mine

The Gold Wedge Mine is a gold mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 8,251 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: Gold Wedge Mine  

State:  California

County:  Inyo

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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