The Black Beauty is a gold mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 8,599 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: 8,599 Feet (2,621 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.2747, -118.21060
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Black Beauty MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Beauty
Secondary: Black Canyon Rare Ii Area
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Ti-Shan Land And Minerals
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1982
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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 (Reserve-Resource): M1C1 = M1C2 + M1C3. MATRIX 1 COLUMN 1 IS THE WEIGHTED AVERAGE OF MATRIX 1 COLUMNS 2 AND 3. WITHIN MATRIX 1 COLUMN 3 IS ABOUT 70 TONNES WITH 137 G/T SILVER AND 25.7 PERCENT LEAD.
References
Reference (Deposit): RAINS, R. L., AND OTHERS, 1983, MINERAL INVESTIGATION OF THE
Reference (Deposit): BLACK CANYON RARE II AREA (NO. 5061), INYO COUNTY,
Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA: U. S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 85-83,
Reference (Deposit): NO. 39, P. 18.
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