Lotus Mine

The Lotus Mine is a gold mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 2,799 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: Lotus Mine  

State:  California

County:  Inyo

Elevation: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 35.86028, -117.11639

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Lotus Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lotus Mine
Secondary: Monte Cristo Mines


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

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): 6 UNPATENTED CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Location): UTM ACC. LAND UNSURVEYED FOR TOWNSHIP, RANGE AND SECTION. PROJECTED

Comment (Production): NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND

Comment (Deposit): SEAMS AND FISSURE VEINS, FEW IN.-4 FT. THICK IN QUARTZITE. SOME PB-AG-BEARING VEINS IN LIMESTONE

Comment (Workings): PROSPECT CUTS AND 3 ADITS. ONE 210 FT. LONG WITH STOPE, DRIFT. SHORT ADIT 60 FT. BELOW ALSO INTO ORE. THIRD ADIT 250 FT. LONG

Comment (Geology): QUARTZITE BED OVERLAIN BY DOLOMITIC LIMESTONE IN CONTACT WITH META-ANDESITE


References

Reference (Production): NORMAN AND STEWART (1951)

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. 45-46


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