Unknown

The Unknown is a gold mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 6,138 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

Name: Unknown  

State:  California

County:  Inyo

Elevation: 6,138 Feet (1,871 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 35.97278, -117.53667

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Site Name

Primary: Unknown


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Iron


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


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 Year: 1939
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: PINCH & SWELL


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: Chrysocolla
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Development): 2 SMALL PROSPECT PITS

Comment (Location): ACCESS ROAD. IS APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES N OF INTERSECTION OF MTN SPR INGS CANYON, JUNCTION RANCH & BIRCHUM SPRINGS ROADS. THEN 1.5 MILES AL ONG ACCESS ROAD, CLAIMS ARE SOUTH OF THE ROAD OVER A SADDLE IN THE SMA LL RIDGE WHICH RUNS ALONG THE ROAD.

Comment (Workings): 2 PROSPECT PITS + 1 SCRATCH LOCATED ON TWO ADJOINING CLAIMS. #1: W MOST, 5'LX2'WX2'D, HAS FE-STAINED QTZ VEIN; #2: 6'LX3'WX3'D, NOTHING SHOWING.

Comment (Deposit): TWO SMALL PROSPECT PITS LOCATED ON ADJOINING CLAIMS. QTZ HAS FE-ST AINING AND SOME CU-STAINING, SMALL AMT OF PYRITE, CHALCOPYRITE, LIMONI TE, CHRYSCOLLA ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV


References

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


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