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Hirsh Mine

Past Producer in Inyo county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10036052
MRDS ID M024067
Record type Site
Current site name Hirsh Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.05259, 36.75052 (WGS84)
Elevation 1372
Relative position 8.8 MI. ESE INDEPENDENCE, ABOVE BROWN MONSTER MINE
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Inyo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 014S 036E 03 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST W 1/2 LOCATION ESTIMATED FROM DESCRIPTION IN REFERENCE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Lead Tertiary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.05259, 36.75052
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Ore body information

  • Strike NW
    Dip 35 NE
    Thickness 2.44M

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the workings information

  • 300 - FT. ADIT. AT END, UNDERHAND STOPING TO 50 FT. DEPTH. 200 FT. DRIFT TO SOUTH WITH 3 WINZES

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M024067

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRAWFORD, J.J., 1896, GOLD-INYO COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 13, P. 181

  • Deposit

    CRAWFORD, J.J., 1894, THIRTEENTH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 12, P. 138

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, 3 - 8 FT. IN THICKNESS GALENA. OCCURS ON FOOTWALL, IN ONE SPOT FOUND TO BE 3 FT. IN THICKNESS.
Deposit MINE POSSIBLY INCORPORATED INTO LATER DEVELOPMENT UNDER DIFFERENT NAME(S) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1980 Nelson, Scott C. (Albers, John, P.) U.S. Geological Survey