Unknown

The Unknown is a gold mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 5,699 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: 5,699 Feet (1,737 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 35.89611, -117.50194

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Unknown MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unknown


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: 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

Not available


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: 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: Hematite


Comments

Comment (Location): S ALONG BIRCHUM SPRINGS RD APPROX. 4 MILES FROM ITS INTERSECTION W ITH MTN SPRINGS CANYON RD., THEN APPROX. 1 MILE W ALONG ACCESS RD TO C ABIN.

Comment (Workings): 8 SITES, ALL INACCESSIBLE. WORKINGS ARE CLUSTERED AROUND CABIN: F IRST GROUP (ELEV. 5840 FT.), 2 ADITS & PROSPECT, PIT ARE NW FROM CABIN AT HEAD OF DRAW; SECOND GROUP ARE EAST FROM CABIN (ELEV. 5700 FT), 2 PROSPECT PITS PLUS 2 PROSPECT ADITS; THIRD SET, 1 PROSPECT ADIT-APPROX S ACROSS CANYON FROM CABIN AND 1 PROSPECT PIT E OF ADIT ALONG CANYON WALL.

Comment (Deposit): BASED ON SAMPLES TAKEN PROSPECT DOESN'T LOOK REAL PROMISING. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV


References

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


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