Poleta Mine

The Poleta Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 5,699 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: Poleta Mine  

State:  California

County:  Inyo

Elevation: 5,699 Feet (1,737 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 37.35944, -118.27417

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Poleta Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Poleta Mine
Secondary: Polita


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Iron


Location

State: California
County: Inyo
District: Chidago


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

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Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

Form: HONEYCOMBED


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): VEIN, FEW IN.-2 FT. IN THICKNESS. ORE DESCRIBED AS DECOMPOSED

Comment (Workings): DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF A TUNNEL SOME 400 FT. LONG. AT ABOUT 200 FT. FROM THE PORTAL OF THIS TUNNEL, A SHAFT HAS BEEN SUNK 600 FT. ON A 35 DEG INCLINATION. LEVELS THEN OPEN AND PARTIALLY ACCESSIBLE ARE: 200 LEVEL; DRIFT E. 400 FT. WITH A STOPE 40 FT. LONG BY ABOUT 25 FT. HIGH 250 LEVEL, DRIFT W. 250 FT., FIRST 100 FT. STOPED AND FILLED; 350 LEVEL, DRIFT E. 150 FT., STOPED, WITH A DRIFT WEST WHICH HAS BEEN STOPED AND FILLED; 400 LEVEL, DRIFT E. 60 FT., STOPED AND FILLED; 530 LEVEL, DRIFT W. 100 FT., STOPE 40 FT. LONG BY 30 FT. HIGH; 600 LEVEL, DRIFT W. 50 FT., STOPED, DRIFT E. 50 FT. THE EAST DRIFT WAS BEING DRIVEN. THE MILL WAS IN THE CANYON, ABOUT ONE MILE SOUTH OF THE MINE AND APPROXIMATELY 1000 FT. LOWER.

Comment (Deposit): 4 CLAIMS, ONE PATENTED ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Production): NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND. SOME 4000 TONS WERE TREATED IN MILL. EXTRACTION OF 96% ON SULFIDE ORES.


References

Reference (Deposit): NORMAN, L.A. JR. AND STEWART, RICHARD M., 1951, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY: CALIF. JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 47, NO. 1, P. 160

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B. AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1938, MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 34, NO. 4, P. 414-415

Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J.G., 1957, LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53, NOS. 3 & 4, P. 502

Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J.J., 1894, THIRTEENTH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 12, P. 139

Reference (Production): GOODWIN (1957), TUCKER AND SAMPSON (1938)


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