The Hoot Owl Deposit is a iron mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 2,402 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: 2,402 Feet (732 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 36.00611, -117.36056
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Hoot Owl Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hoot Owl Deposit
Secondary: Iron Cap
Secondary: Monarch Iron Consolidated
Secondary: Primus
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Lloyd Helm
Production
Year: 1941
Time Period: 1939-1941
Material type: ORE FE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^59.21 To 66.97 % Fe
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: 64 % FE, LOW PHOSPHORUS CONTENT
Materials
Ore: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Production): ORE IS HAULED BY TRUCK TO TRONA, FOR SHIPMENT TO SAN FRANCISCO
Comment (Workings): 2 COMPARTMENT VERTICAL SHAFT 150 FT. DEEP, 500 FT. NE OF SHAFT IS A TUNNEL DRIVEN 240 FT. SW
Comment (Commodity): SAID TO CARRY $5 AU/TON
References
Reference (Deposit): JENKINS, O.P., 1948: IRON RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA; CA. DIV. OF MINES BULL. 129, P. 291
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1938; MINERALS RESOURCES INYO COUNTY: CA. JOUR. MINES' GEOLOGY, VOL. 34, NO. 4, P. 425
Reference (Production): TUCKER, W.B., 1938
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