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American Flag Mine

Past Producer in Inyo county in California, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver
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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. Links to other databases
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10188280
MRDS ID M024187
MAS/MILS ID 0060270542
Record type Site
Current site name American Flag Mine
Related records 10036133

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -117.85452, 36.64886 (WGS84)
Elevation 2180
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Inyo(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Craig Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Saline Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Death Valley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Eureka-Saline Valleys(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 015 S 038 E 09 SWSW California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Secondary
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -117.85452, 36.64886
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS CRIB DATA SUGGESTS THAT THE AMERICAN FLAG MINE MAY BE THE SAME LOCATION AS THE BIG SILVER MINE. HOLDING IS UNCLAIMED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 31-MAR-1991 Close, Terry J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative California resources

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