Big Silver Mine (Essex; Hudson; Metro; American Flag Mine [?]), New York Butte (New York Peak), Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 40' 22'' North , 117° 49' 57'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Lone Pine | 2,035 (2015) | 22.0km |
Independence | 669 (2011) | 35.8km |
Olancha | 192 (2015) | 46.2km |
Big Pine | 1,756 (2014) | 68.1km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Lone Pine Gem & Mineral Society | Lone Pine, California | 22km |
Mindat Locality ID:
78509
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:78509:8
GUID (UUID V4):
92cdc12c-afee-4fa1-a80e-e372c7cd1639
A former Ag mine located in sec. 3, T15S, R38E, (and in sec. 34, T14S, R38E, which is contiguous to sec. 3, T15S, R38E) MDM, about 9½ km WSW of New York Butte, at the mouth of Craig Canyon, on National Park Service wilderness land (Death Valley National Park/Death Valley Wilderness) (located claim). Owned by Alice Grove, Olancha, California; The Sierra Mining Co., Sanger, California; and, The Gold Deposit Loan Co., San Francisco, California (all 1984). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 10 meters.
Local rocks include Carboniferous marine rocks, unit 3 (SE California Clastic Assemblage).
Workings include unspecified underground openings (topo map reflects a shaft symbol).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10163210 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
USA
- Death Valley National ParkNational Park
- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060271360