The May Mine is a gold mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 5,200 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: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.05472, -118.30361
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May Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: May Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
District: Fish Springs
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
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE ASSAYED ABOUT 8% IN SULFIDES
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM EST. NW 1/4. LOCATION ESTIMATED FROM DESCRIPTION IN REFERENCE
Comment (Deposit): MINE POSSIBLY INCORPORATED INTO LATER DEVELOPMENT UNDER DIFFERENT NAME(S) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 8 IN. IN THICKNESS. QUARTZ DESCRIBED AS VERY RICH IN SULFIDES
Comment (Workings): 70 - FT SHAFT AND 50 - FT. OF DRIFTS
References
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J.J., 1896, GOLD-INYO COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 13, P. 182
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