Unknown

The Unknown is a copper and silver mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 6,119 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: Unknown  

State:  California

County:  Inyo

Elevation: 6,119 Feet (1,865 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Silver

Lat, Long: 36.02306, -117.53167

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Unknown MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unknown


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Iron


Location

State: California
County: Inyo
District: Argus Mining


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

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Limonite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): 3.7 AIRLINE MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF JUNCTION RANCH

Comment (Workings): ADIT WAS CAVED. DUMP VOLUME WAS SMALL (UNDER 1000 CUBIC FEET). IF AN AVERAGE DRIFT OF 5 FEET HIGH BY 5 FEET WIDE, DRIFT LENGTH WAS PROB ABLY 40 FEET OR LESS.

Comment (Deposit): THIS WORKING WAS DEVELOPED TO EXPLORE THE LIMITS OF A QUARTZ-RICH MINERALIZED VEIN. IT HAS NO SURFACE EXPRESSION THAT IS RECOGNIZABLE AN D THE ADIT IS CAVED. VEIN MATERIAL AND HOST ROCK DETERMINED FROM DUMP EXAMINATION. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV


References

Reference (Deposit): W.F. DURBIN, G. HOBSON, MAPPING AND SAMPLING 4-83


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