Unknown

The Unknown is a gold mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 6,280 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

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Site Name

Primary: Unknown

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: California
County: Inyo
District: Argus, Mountain Springs Canyon Area

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 Year: 1924
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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

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: Gold

Comments

Comment (Deposit): SHEAR ZONE IS PRIMARILY BARREN. WHERE MINERALIZED (BY QUARTZ ENRI CHMENT) THE QUARTZ HAS A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 1.5 FT AND SHOWS SPARCE PYRI TE/LIMONITE, HEMITITE ASSOC.

Comment (Deposit): ALL OF THE PROSPECTS AND UNDERGROUND WORKINGS WERE DEVELOPED ALONG A N 70 W TRENDING SHEAR ZONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONTACT OF THE GRANI TE INTRUDING THE GRANODIORITE STOCK. THE QUARTZ-ENRICHMENT IS MODERATE BUT THE QUARTZ IS RELATIVELY FREE OF ASSOC. MINERALS, I.E., PYRITE, LI MONITE, HEMITITE, ETC.. PENDING RETURN OF ASSAYS, THE POTENTIAL HERE L OOKS FAIRLY LOW. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV

Comment (Workings): THE MAIN WORKING IS A 162 FT DRIFT CROSS-CUTTING THE SHEAR ZONE, CONNECTING TO A 190 FT DRIFT FOLLOWING THE SHEAR ZONE WESTERLY. ON THE SURFACE, THERE IS A 15 FT SHAFT EXPLORING THE SHEAR DOWN-DIP. THERE A RE ALSO ADDITIONAL SMALL PITS ALONG THE OUTCROP AND TWO CAVED ADITS DO WN THE HILL.

References

Reference (Deposit): FIELD OBSERVATION BY BJORNSTAD,S.C. AND DURBIN,W.F., 4-83,N.W.C

California Gold

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