The Chilula, Gavilan, Montano and San Antino is a gold mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 6,499 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: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 36.57833, -117.79028
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Chilula, Gavilan, Montano and San Antino MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Chilula, Gavilan, Montano and San Antino
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
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: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: BUNCHY
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SEVERAL VEINS. ON CHILULA CLAIM, SILVER-BEARING ORE OCCURS IN LIMESTONE ON WEST END. ON EAST SIDE, GOLD-BEARING VEIN IN GRANITE; AS IT PASSES BACK INTO LIMESTONE, MOST OF GOLD CONTENT DISSAPPEARED WITH ARGENTIFEROUS GALENA TAKING ITS PLACE. VEIN ON GAVILAN CLAIM EXPOSED VERTICALLY FOR 100 FT.; AVG. 5 FT. IN THICKNESS, TREND E-W, ENCLOSED IN GRANITE. ON S. SIDE OF CANYON. MONTANO NEARBY DESCRIBED AS A BUNCHY VEIN. NORTH OF CANYON, WORKINGS REVEALED A VEIN UP TO 5 FT IN THICKNESS DIP N. IT LIES ABOVE, AND IS QUITE SIMILAR TO, THE BRONCO VEIN. THE GARFIELD VEIN DESCRIBED AS SMALL VEIN GENTLY DIPPING W. QUARTZ BUNCHY AND POCKETY IN CHARACTER.
Comment (Deposit): MINES POSSIBLY INCORPORATED INTO LATER DEVELOPMENT UNDER DIFFERENT NAME(S) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): UTM N 1/2 N 1/2 LOCATION ESTIMATED FROM DESCRIPTION IN REFERENCE
Comment (Workings): ON EAST END OF CHILULA CLAIM, ADIT RAN 400 FT. IN GRANITE FOLLOWING RICH ORE SHOOT. GAVILAN VEIN BLASTED FROM SIDE OF CANYON AND WORKED TO DEPTH OF 200 FT. MONTANO VEIN WORKED TO 50 FT. DEPTH. GROUP OF MINES TO N. OF CANYON WORKED BY INCLINES W/ CONSIDERABLE STOPING
References
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J.J., 1894, GOLD-INYO COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 12, P. 137
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