The Darwin Mines is a lead mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 4,980 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
Elevation: 4,980 Feet (1,518 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 36.2758, -117.59530
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Darwin Mines MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Darwin Mines
Secondary: Lane
Secondary: Imperial Metals, Inc. Mines
Secondary: Driver
Secondary: Bernon
Secondary: Raidore Tunnel
Secondary: Southwest
Secondary: Lucky Jim
Secondary: Essex
Secondary: Defiance
Secondary: Independence
Secondary: Rip Van Winkle
Secondary: Columbia
Secondary: Liberty Group
Secondary: Promontory
Secondary: Thompson
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: The Anaconda Co., P O Box 1000, Yerington, Nv 89447
Company ID: 404495
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1981
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): MSHA LOCATION: DARWIN, CALIFORNIA
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 47, 1951, P. 59-68.
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. SPECIAL REPORT 51, 1958, P. 25-
Reference (Deposit): 30.
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