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Surprise

Past Producer in Inyo county in California, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Gold, Zinc, 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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10033998
MRDS ID M020666
Record type Site
Current site name Surprise
Related records 10236121

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.35729, 36.26775 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Inyo(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nova Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Darwin Hills(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Death Valley(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

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CA)

Bureau of Land Management CA BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Inyo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 019S 042E 19 California

Commodities

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

Comments on the commodity information

  • ORE IS PARTIALLY OXIDIZED TO ANGLESITE AND CERUSSITE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anglesite Ore
Galena Ore
Smithsonite Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.35729, 36.26775
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault, Folds

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Drag Folds, Faults

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: LIMESTONE BEDS ARE CONTORTED BUT LOCALLY TREND EAST AND DIP 50 S.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1947 - 1951

Comments on the production information

  • ORE AVERAGED 31.6 % PB, 25.2 OZ AG, .084 OZ AU/TON, MINOR COPPER AND ZINC.

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 ADITS WITH WINZES AND RAISES

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. 515 - 516 .

  • 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. 81 - 82 .

  • Production

    GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , P. 515 - 516 (SEE REF.)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LARGEST ORE BODY MINED WAS ALONG HANGING WALL OF A REVERSE FAULT. DRAG FOLDS IN PART CONTROLLED ORE DEPOSITION, FAULTS ALONG ORE ACTED AS CHANNELWAYS FOR DOLOMITIZING SOLUTIONS.
Deposit EXPLORATION WAS UNDERWAY DURING 1952 - 1953

Reporter information

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

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