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Darwin Mines

Past Producer in Inyo county in California, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10139283
MRDS ID K002921
MAS/MILS ID 0060270025
Record type Site
Current site name Darwin Mines
Alternate or previous names Lane, Imperial Metals, Inc. Mines, Driver, Bernon, Raidore Tunnel, Southwest, Lucky Jim, Essex, Defiance, Independence, Rip Van Winkle, Columbia, Liberty Group, Promontory, Thompson
Related records 10108953

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -117.5962, 36.27577 (WGS84)
Elevation 1518
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Inyo(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Darwin(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Inyo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 019 S 040 E 13 SESWSW California

Comments on the location information

  • MSHA LOCATION: DARWIN, CALIFORNIA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -117.5962, 36.27577
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner The Anaconda Co., P O Box 1000, Yerington, Nv 89447
    ID 404495
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 47, 1951, P. 59-68.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. SPECIAL REPORT 51, 1958, P. 25-

  • Deposit

    30.

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.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 01/18/1991
MSHA mine ID0404495
Mine name (MSHA)Darwin Mines
Current operatorBlue Range Mining Company L P
Current controller (parent)Delaware Ventures & L C Hoffman
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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External references

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Authoritative California resources

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