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Occurrence in Inyo county in California, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10036267
MRDS ID M025018
Record type Site
Current site name Unknown

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.51396, 35.97554 (WGS84)
Elevation 1914
Relative position WITHIN NAVAL WEAPON CENTER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Inyo(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mountain Springs Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ridgecrest(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Trona(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Indian Wells-Searles Valleys(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

NAVY(Federal land areas administered by NAVY)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Inyo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 022S 041E 36 SW OF NW OF SW California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.51396, 35.97554
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 70 W
    Dip 65 S
    Thickness 1.22M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone Associated With Granite/Granodiorite Contact

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1924
Discoverer Paul Schultz

Mining district

District name Argus, Mountain Springs Canyon Area

Land status

Ownership category Military Reservation

Comments on the workings information

  • THE MAIN WORKING IS A 162 FT DRIFT CROSS-CUTTING THE SHEAR ZONE, CONNECTING TO A 190 FT DRIFT FOLLOWING THE SHEAR ZONE WESTERLY. ON THE SURFACE, THERE IS A 15 FT SHAFT EXPLORING THE SHEAR DOWN-DIP. THERE A RE ALSO ADDITIONAL SMALL PITS ALONG THE OUTCROP AND TWO CAVED ADITS DO WN THE HILL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FIELD OBSERVATION BY BJORNSTAD,S.C. AND DURBIN,W.F., 4-83,N.W.C

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ALL OF THE PROSPECTS AND UNDERGROUND WORKINGS WERE DEVELOPED ALONG A N 70 W TRENDING SHEAR ZONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONTACT OF THE GRANI TE INTRUDING THE GRANODIORITE STOCK. THE QUARTZ-ENRICHMENT IS MODERATE BUT THE QUARTZ IS RELATIVELY FREE OF ASSOC. MINERALS, I.E., PYRITE, LI MONITE, HEMITITE, ETC.. PENDING RETURN OF ASSAYS, THE POTENTIAL HERE L OOKS FAIRLY LOW. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV
Deposit SHEAR ZONE IS PRIMARILY BARREN. WHERE MINERALIZED (BY QUARTZ ENRI CHMENT) THE QUARTZ HAS A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 1.5 FT AND SHOWS SPARCE PYRI TE/LIMONITE, HEMITITE ASSOC.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1983 Bjornstad, Steven C. (Neal, Conrad L.) Naval Weapons Center-Geothermal Utilization Division

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