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Leary Mine

Past Producer in Inyo county in California, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10076657
MRDS ID W023801
Record type Site
Current site name Leary Mine
Related records 10139467

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.8973, 36.52579 (WGS84)
Elevation 1128

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Inyo(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dolomite(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Saline Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Death Valley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Owens Lake(hydrologic unit)

Mono-Owens Lakes(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Inyo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 016S 037E 24 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :UNDETERMINED

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Secondary
Copper Secondary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.8973, 36.52579
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Width 1.22M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1935 - 1943

Comments on the production information

  • ORE ASSAYS 35 % ZN, 8 % PB AND 8 OZ AG. PICKED LEAD ORE REPORTED 30 - 40 % PB. RECOVERABLE COPPER.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 45.72M
    Overall depth 45.72M

Comments on the workings information

  • 150 FT. SHAFT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOODWIN, J. C., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NO. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 483

  • Deposit

    NORMAN, L. A. AND STEWART, R. M., 1951 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY VOL. 47 , NO. 1 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 178 .

  • Production

    GOODWIN, J. C., 1957 , P. 483 (SEE REF.)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1978 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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