Saddlerock Mine

The Saddlerock Mine is a gold mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 4,800 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

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Site Name

Primary: Saddlerock Mine
Secondary: Emigrant Springs

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: California
County: Inyo
District: Wildrose

Land Status

Land ownership: National Park
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

Not available

Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ASSAYED $4-$6/TON IN SOME AREAS

Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Geology): QUARTZITE BED OVERLIES QUARTZ MONZONITE; DIP 15 NW. AVG. THICKNESS OF BED 25 FT. QUARTZITE, WHICH OCCURS ON PIMA AND GOLDEN RULE CLAIMS, 600 FT. IN THICKNESS, 3000 FT. IN LENGTH.

Comment (Location): UTM EST. LOC. PROJECTED; LAND UNSURVEYED

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ-FILLED FRACTURES IN ALL DIRECTIONS. CARRY HIGH VALUES IN GOLD. SOME HIGH-GRADE ORE OCCURED ALONG FRACTURES ON SURFACE. SEVERAL PRINCIPLE VEINS: ONE 2 FT. THICK ON PIMA CLAIM; ANOTHER VEIN 4-FT. THICK. ON SOUTH END OF PROPERTY, WHERE QUARTZ MONZONITE EXPOSED ON RIDGE, OCCUR AN UNSPECIFIED NUMBER OF PARALLEL VEINS.

Comment (Workings): 3 ADITS AND 5 SHALLOW SHAFTS. NO. 1 ADIT ON PIMA CLAIM DRIVEN N40E AS CROSSCUT FOR 90 FT. IN QUARTZ MONZONITE, AND IS 100 FT. BELOW QUARTZITE BED, AND CUTS 2-FT. VEIN. 400 FT. SOUTH OF NO. 1 ADIT, NO. 2 DRIVEN N50E FOR 90 FT. AT 45 FT. FROM PORTAL, IT CUT 4-FT. VEIN. VEIN WAS DRIFTED FOR 50 FT. NUMBER OF SHAFTS, 20-70 FT. DEEP, SUNK ON PARALLEL VEINS AT SOUTH END OF PROPERTY.

Comment (Deposit): 4 PATENTED CLAIMS AND 12 CLAIMS HELD BY LOCATION. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Reserve-Resource): POTENTIAL POSSIBILITIES AS LARGE LOW-GRADE GOLD DEPOSIT. ALL PROSPECTING SHOULD BE CONFINED TO QUARTZITE TO DETERMINE AVG. VALUE OF ORE.

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. 162

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. 395-396

Reference (Reserve-Resource): TUCKER AND SAMPSON (1938)

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