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Baxter

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10102970
MRDS ID M020616
Record type Site
Current site name Baxter
Alternate or previous names Jack Baxter
Related records 10285412

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.23143, 36.10221 (WGS84)
Elevation 1219
Relative position 4 MILES EAST OF EVELYN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Inyo(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Twelvemile Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Death Valley Junction(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Death Valley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Amargosa(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Inyo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
San Bernardino 023N 007E 09,16 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Gold Secondary

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.23143, 36.10221
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1915 - 1927

Comments on the production information

  • SMELTER RECOVERY WAS 13.6 % PB, 1.31 % ZN, 10.3 OZ/TON AG AND .068 OZ/TON AU. PRODUCTION RECORD NOT AVAILABLE.

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 SHALLOW SHAFTS, AND A SHORT TUNNEL.

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. 452 .

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W. B. AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1938 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 34 , NO. 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 427 .

  • Production

    GOODWIN, J. C., 1957 , P. 452 (SEE REF.)

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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