The Burgess Mine is a gold mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 9,600 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: 9,600 Feet (2,926 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 36.63222, -117.91611
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Burgess Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Burgess Mine
Secondary: Iron Sides
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
District: Beveridge
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
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE ASSAYED $20-$40/TON IN GOLD
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. LAND UNSURVEYED.
Comment (Deposit): SERIES OF PARALLEL VEINS IN LIMESTONE ONE OCCURS ON CONTACT. THICKNESSES FROM 1-2 FT.
Comment (Workings): 200 FT. INCLINE. WEST OF INCLINE, 2 SHAFTS, EACH 60 FT. DEEP. ON EAST SLOPE OF RIDGE, CROSSCUT-ADIT 700 FT. LONG
Comment (Geology): DIKES OF DIORITE PORPHYRY OCCUR IN VICINITY OF MINE. NORTH OF SHAFT, CRUSHED SPECIMENS OF AMMONITES OCCUR IN LIMESTONE
Comment (Deposit): 19 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. 147
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
Reference (Deposit): KNOPF, ADOLPH, 1918, INYO RANGE AND THE EASTERN SLOPE OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA, CALIF: US. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER NO. 110, P. 122-123
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