Unknown

The Unknown is a silver and gold mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 5,561 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

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Site Name

Primary: Unknown

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Iron
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: California
County: Inyo
District: Argus

Land Status

Land ownership: Military Reservation
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

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Naval Weapons Center
Home Office: China Lake, Ca.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION

Structure

Type: R
Description: Basin & Range / Walker Lane

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Bornite

Comments

Comment (Location): FROM INTERSECTION OF MTN SPRINGS CANYON, JUNCTION RANCH, AND BIRCH UM SPRINGS RDS, HEAD S ALONG BIRCHAM SPRINGS RD, KEEPING RIGHT FOR APP ROX 4 MILES; THEN HEAD SE ALONG MOSCOW SPRING RD APPROX. 1 MILE AND NE APPROX. 1.5 MILES.

Comment (Deposit): WORKINGS WERE CAVED, GAUGE ZONE EVIDENT BUT NO QTZ VISIBLE. HIGH- GRADE PILE SAMPLED.

Comment (Deposit): ADIT DUG ALONG SHEAR ZONE STRIKING N68W. WORKINGS CAVED BUT DUMP S IZE INDICATES A MAXIMUM LENGTH OF APPROX. 50 FT. NO QTZ VISIBLE IN SHE AR ZONE; SMALL HIGH-GRADE PILE WAS SAMPLED, QTZ SHOWED GALENA, PYRITE, COVALITE AND BORNITE AS COATINGS, SPHALERITE, MINOR AZURITE AND CHRYS COLLA. DEPOSIT IS NOT MUCH LARGER THAN LENGTH OF WORKINGS ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV

Comment (Workings): SM PROSPECT PIT APPROX. 40 FT BELOW CAVED ADIT.

References

Reference (Deposit): SPROUSE, D.; ATIENZA MOORE, T-FIELD INVESTIGATIONS, NWC, 04-83

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