Birthday

The Birthday is a gold mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 18,468 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: Birthday

State:  California

County:  Inyo

Elevation: 18,468 Feet (5,629 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 35.9356, -117.53890

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Birthday MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Birthday


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: California
County: Inyo


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

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. MINES BULLETIN 144, 1948, NO. 17, P. 238.

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 47, 1951, P. 146.

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 34, 1938, P. 468.


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