Treasure Hill Mine

The Treasure Hill Mine is a gold mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 5,699 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: Treasure Hill Mine  

State:  California

County:  Inyo

Elevation: 5,699 Feet (1,737 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 36.43139, -117.14333

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Treasure Hill Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Treasure Hill Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead


Location

State: California
County: Inyo
District: Wildrose


Land Status

Land ownership: National Park
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

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

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Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): UTM EST NW 1/4 LAND UNSURVEYED, LOC PROJECTED. HIGHLY UNCERTAIN

Comment (Production): NO SPECIFIC PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND. ORE REPORTEDLY CARRIED $7.35/TON IN GOLD AND SILVER.

Comment (Deposit): 5 PARALLEL VEINS, THICKNESSES FROM 1-4 FT.

Comment (Workings): SHAFTS AND TUNNELS TOTALING 488 FT. 152-FT. TUNNEL INTERSECTS 65-FT. SHAFT.

Comment (Deposit): 12 CLAIMS. POSSIBLY PART OF SKIDOO MINE HOLDINGS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): NORMAN, L.A., JR. AND STEWART, RICHARD M., 1951, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY: CALIF. JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 47, NO. 1, P. 163

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B. AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1938, MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 34, NO. 4, P. 423

Reference (Production): TUCKER AND SAMPSON (1938)


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