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(Facility) Inyo Copper Mines and Smelter Co.

Plant in Inyo county in California, United States with commodity 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10163589
MRDS ID W023725
MAS/MILS ID 0060270104
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Inyo Copper Mines and Smelter Co.
Alternate or previous names Inyo Copper Mines and Smelter Co
Related records 10076607

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -117.4681, 36.59187 (WGS84)
Elevation 1548
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Inyo(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Harris Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Saline Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Death Valley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Death Valley-Lower Amargosa(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Death Valley National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Inyo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 015 S 041 E 26 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -117.4681, 36.59187
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Plant type Smelter

Land status

Ownership category National Monument

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 47, 1951, P. 141.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. SPECIAL REPORT 42, 1955, P. 48.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. STATE MINING BUR. BULLETIN 50, 1908, P. 307-308.

  • Deposit

    NOTE: THE LOCATIONS GIVEN IN THE ABOVE REFERENCES DO NOT

  • Deposit

    AGREE. THE ABOVE MINE IS LOCATED FROM THE NARRATIVE

  • Deposit

    DESCRIPTION IN CSMB BULL. 50.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 31-MAR-1991 Lowe, Nathan T. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative California resources

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