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Silver Spoon

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

Identification information

Deposit ID 10102975
MRDS ID M020663
Record type Site
Current site name Silver Spoon
Related records 10163374

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.5909, 36.2533 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 MILES SE OF DARWIN
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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 019S;019S 040E;041E 25;30 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Secondary
Silver Secondary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.5909, 36.2533
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Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.83M

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1929 - 1951

Comments on the production information

  • ORE SHIPPED AVG. 18.2 % PB, 0.63 % ZN AND 4.68 OZ AG/TON. A SHIPMENT IN 1948 CONTAINED 8.15 % ZN, 16.4 % PB AND 5.33 OZ AG/TON, SOME GOLD.

Comments on the workings information

  • 60 FT. SHAFT

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M020663

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. 512

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W. B., 1926 , LOS ANGELES FIELD DIVISION; 22ND REPT. STATE MINERALOGIST; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 500 - 501

  • Production

    GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , P. 512 (SEE REF.)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 3 - 6 FT. FISSURES

Reporter information

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