Burgess Mine

The Burgess Mine is a gold mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 9,600 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: Burgess Mine  

State:  California

County:  Inyo

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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