The Unknown is a gold mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 5,400 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: 5,400 Feet (1,646 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 35.94389, -117.46611
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Unknown MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
District: Argus
Land Status
Land ownership: Military Reservation
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Naval Weapons Center
Home Office: China Lake, Ca.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range / Walker Lane
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Development): DRY WASHING OPERATIONS... PLACERING SMALL INTERMITTANT STREAMS
Comment (Location): 0.6 MILES NE OF BIRCHUM SPRINGS CAMPSITE TURNOFF, TURN LEFT 0.2 MI LES NW - DRY WASHER LOCATED ON W SIDE AND APPROX 35 FT FROM ROAD.
Comment (Workings): 25 FT UPSTREAM OF DRY WASHER 6 FT WIDE X 2 FT HIGH DAMN ALONG W C HANNEL OF STREAM; DRY WASHED DOWN TO ROAD AND 50 FT NE OF ROAD
Comment (Deposit): SIGNIFICANT DISTURBANCE OF STREAM GRAVELS HERE AND CHANNELS CROSSI NG ROAD TO BIRCHUM SPRINGS, OPERATION PROBABLY COVERED S 1/2 NE 1/4 - S 18, N 1/2 NW 1/4 - S17, S 1/2 SE 1/4 - S8; T21S, R42E. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV
References
Reference (Deposit): HOBSON,G., ATIENZA MOORE, T.-FIELD, INVESTIGATIONS, N WC, 04/83
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