The Christmas Gift is a lead mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 5,299 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
Elevation: 5,299 Feet (1,615 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 36.3, -117.60833
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Christmas Gift MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Christmas Gift
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
District: Darwin
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fault; Located On 200 Ft. Ne Of Shaft, Strikes N 70 E, Dips 75 S.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM EST. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :UNDETERMINED
Comment (Production): EST. PRODUCTION; $500,000 , ASSAYING 15 - 30 % PB, 20 - 30 OZ/TON AG, LITTLE GOLD.
Comment (Workings): 400 FT. VERTICAL SHAFT AND 3,000 FT. OF DRIFTS
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: STRATIFIED TACTITE HAS BEEN INTRUDED BY NUMEROUS DIKES AND IRREGULAR OFFSHOOTS FROM DARWIN GRANODIORITE STOCK, ALSO CUT BY AN INTRICATE SYSTEM OF FISSURES AND FAULTS. TACTITE STRIKES N 30 W, DIPS S 30 - 40 W.
References
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. C., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NO. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 462
Reference (Deposit): NORMAN, L. A. AND STEWART, R. M., 1951 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY VOL. 47 , NO. 1 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 59 .
Reference (Production): GOODWIN, J. C., 1957 , P. 462 (SEE REF.)
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