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Red Cloud

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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10076649
MRDS ID W023791
Record type Site
Current site name Red Cloud
Related records 10163588

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.08978, 35.99331 (WGS84)
Elevation 1987
Relative position SOUTH PARK CANYON BASIN IN PANAMINT RANGE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Inyo(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Manly Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ridgecrest(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Trona(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Panamint Valley(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 022S 045E 26 California

Comments on the location information

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

Commodities

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

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.08978, 35.99331
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Production statistics

  • Year 1949
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^18 % Pb, 22 % Zn, Minor Au And Ag.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Ore Zinc Zinc 22wt-pct
    Major Ore Lead Lead 18wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • SOME COPPER RECOVERABLE

Comments on the workings information

  • 50 FT. INCLINED SHAFT, 75 FT. OF DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS DRIVEN SOUTH AND SE AT SHAFT BOTTOM.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NO. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 504

  • Deposit

    NORMAN, L. A. AND STEWART, R. J., 1951 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 47 , NO. 1 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 78 - 79 .

  • Production

    NORMAN & STEWART, 1951 , P. 78 - 79

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE OCCURS IN FRACTURED LIMESTONE FOR DISTANCE 600 TO 700 FT.
Deposit 1952 - 1953 , A. D. M. E. A. PROJECT WAS UNDER WAY TO DRIVE AN ADIT BELOW KNOWN ORE RESERVES.

Reporter information

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

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