The Burro and Mary F. Claims is a gold mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 4,199 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: 4,199 Feet (1,280 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 36.19056, -117.17306
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Burro and Mary F. Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Burro and Mary F. Claims
Secondary: Protection Group
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
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 $2.50-$25/TON IN GOLD
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 2 CLAIMS. PREVIOUSLY GROUPED AS BURRO, NEW DISCOVERY AND GEM MINES. 100 ACRES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Workings): ON BURRO CLAIM: 3 ADITS, ONE DRIVEN NW FOR 300 FT. 2 OTHER TUNNELS, EACH 35 FT. LONG, 75 AND 150 FT. ABOVE MAIN ADIT. ON MARY F. CLAIM: 116 FT. SHAFT.
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. LOC PROJECTED LAND UNSURVEYED
Comment (Deposit): VEINS CONTAINING FREE GOLD ASSOCIATED WITH SULFIDES. SURFACE OUTCROPS OF QUARTZ FEW IN.-20 FT. IN THICKNESS. ON MARY F. CLAIM, VEIN, 1 FT. (SURFACE) TO 4 FT. (BOTTOM OF SHAFT) IN THICKNESS.
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. 39, PL. 3
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. 388, 469
Reference (Deposit): SAMPSON, R.J., 1932, MINERAL RESOURCES OF A PART OF THE PANAMINT RANGE: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 28, P. 364
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