Unknown

The Unknown is a gold mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 5,400 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: Unknown

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Iron

Location

State: California
County: Inyo
District: Argus

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

Type: Surface

Ownership

Owner Name: Naval Weapons Center
Home Office: China Lake, Ca.

Production

Not available

Deposit

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

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Basin And Range / Walker Lane

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Hematite

Comments

Comment (Development): DRY WASHING OPERATIONS... PLACERING SMALL INTERMITTANT STREAMS

Comment (Location): 0.6 MILES NE OF BIRCHUM SPRINGS CAMPSITE TURNOFF, TURN LEFT 0.2 MI LES NW - DRY WASHER LOCATED ON W SIDE AND APPROX 35 FT FROM ROAD.

Comment (Workings): 25 FT UPSTREAM OF DRY WASHER 6 FT WIDE X 2 FT HIGH DAMN ALONG W C HANNEL OF STREAM; DRY WASHED DOWN TO ROAD AND 50 FT NE OF ROAD

Comment (Deposit): SIGNIFICANT DISTURBANCE OF STREAM GRAVELS HERE AND CHANNELS CROSSI NG ROAD TO BIRCHUM SPRINGS, OPERATION PROBABLY COVERED S 1/2 NE 1/4 - S 18, N 1/2 NW 1/4 - S17, S 1/2 SE 1/4 - S8; T21S, R42E. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV

References

Reference (Deposit): HOBSON,G., ATIENZA MOORE, T.-FIELD, INVESTIGATIONS, N WC, 04/83

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