Comanche and Kerric

The Comanche and Kerric is a lead and silver mine located in Mono county, California at an elevation of 6,099 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: Comanche and Kerric  

State:  California

County:  Mono

Elevation: 6,099 Feet (1,859 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 37.77861, -118.46528

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Comanche and Kerric MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Comanche and Kerric
Secondary: Comanche


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Mono
District: Blind Spring Hill


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


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

Form: LENTICULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Normal Faults Which Strike E. And W.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: AVG. 10 - 30 OZ AG - LOW AU VALUES.


Materials

Ore: Freibergite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Commodity): ORE MINERALS OCCUR AS A COMPLEX ASSOCIATION OF ANTIMONAL COPPER, LEAD AND SILVER, SMALL AMOUNTS OF GOLD.

Comment (Production): HIGHGRADE ORE, PRODUCED $30,000 .

Comment (Deposit): IRREGULAR LENSES WITH GENERAL TREND TOWARD SOUTH, VARY IN LENGTH 20 - 100 FT. OCCUR IN VEINS. THESE LENSES VARY IN THICKNESS FROM 3 INCHES TO 2 FT., REMAING VEIN MATERIAL IS A SILICIFIED PORPHYRY.

Comment (Workings): 1800 INCLINED SHAFT, A 4300 FT. TUNNEL, 1800 FT. OF DRIFTS AND 1800 FT. OF RAISES

Comment (Deposit): 1120 ACRES


References

Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J.G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NOS. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, NO. 2 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 141 - 143 .

Reference (Deposit): SAMPSON, R.J. AND TUCKER, W.B., 1940 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF MONO COUNTY; CA. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 36 , P. 557 .

Reference (Production): SAMPSON, R.J. & TUCKER, W.B., 1940 , P. 141


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