Shoshone Mines

The Shoshone Mines is a lead and zinc mine located in Inyo county, California.

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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

Name: Shoshone Mines  

State:  California

County:  Inyo

Elevation:

Commodity: Lead, Zinc

Lat, Long: 35.83889, -116.10139

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Shoshone Mines MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Shoshone Mines
Secondary: Alexander
Secondary: Apex Construction
Secondary: Black Prince
Secondary: Columbia No. 2
Secondary: Grant
Secondary: Gunsight
Secondary: Mabel
Secondary: Noonday
Secondary: Oro Fino
Secondary: Rainbow and War Eagle.


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold


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
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Deposit Size: L


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: Faults


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Anglesite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): MINE CLOSED IN MARCH 1953 , EXPLORATION FAILED TO DEVELOP. FURTHER HIGH-GRADE RESERVED. NOONDAY, GUNSIGHT AND GRANT MINES HAVE INDIVIDUAL REPORTS.

Comment (Deposit): ORE OCCURS IN REPLACEMENT AND FISSURE VEINS, MOST OCCURS ALONG A STEEPLY DIPPING FAULT WHICH STRIKES NW.

Comment (Workings): COLUMBIA NO. 2 HAS A 765 FT. SHAFT INCLINED AT 36 DEG. AND A 200 FT. INCLINED WINZE AT BOTTOM OF SHAFT, LATERAL WORKINGS TOTAL SEVERAL THOUSAND FEET.

Comment (Production): OVER 160,000 TONS OF ORE BETWEEN 1907 - 1931 , AVG. SMELTER RECOVER 12 % PB. THE ALEXANDER, GRANT, AND NOONDAY PRODUCED 40,000,000 LBS. OF PB. BETWEEN 1914 - 1931 WAR EAGLE & COLOMBIA PRODUCED 36,000,000 LBS. OF PB, AND 8,000,000 LBS. ZN FROM 1942 - 1948 . SINCE 1949 , GROUP HAS PRODUCED OVER 29,000,000 LBS. PB AND 8,000,000 LBS. ZN. RECENT YEARS, AVG. 8.8 % PB, 6 % ZN AND 4 OZ. AG/TON. APPROXIMATELY 1/3 OF ORE RECENTLY HAS BEEN OF SHIPPING GRADE, AVG. 24 % PB, 4.9 % ZN, 10.5 OZ AG AND .16 OZ AU PER TON.


References

Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NO. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 510 - 511

Reference (Deposit): NORMAN, L. A. AND STEWART, R. J., 1951 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 47 , NO. 1 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 80 - 81 .

Reference (Production): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , P. 510 - 511 (SEE REF.)


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