The Lillie Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 2,999 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: 2,999 Feet (914 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 35.92611, -117.33083
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Lillie Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lillie Mine
Secondary: Mature Consolidated
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Residual
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE GRADE ESTIMATED 20 TO 30 PERCENT MN
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: MANGANESE ORE IS IN A SERIES OF METAMORPHOSED SEDIMENTARY ROCKS LYING ON THE HANGING WALL OF AN INTRUSIVE GRANITE. MANGANESE OCCURS IN A GOSSAN ZONE IN IRREGULAR AREAS, MOSTLY AT THE FOOTWALL OF THE LIMESTONE. GOSSAN INCLUDES MANGANESE AND IRON OXIDES, BROWN JASPER AND QUARTZ VEIN MATERIAL, AND SOME SULPHUR AND GYPSUM. MUCH OF MANGANESE IS IN THE FORM OF CRUSTS OR STAINS. MICROSCOPIC STUDIES IN 1918 SHOW THAT MANGANESE OXIDES DERIVED FROM GEDRITE AND GARNET ROCK.
References
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 PP. 82 - 83
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 121
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