Cecil R Mine, Slims Peak, South Park Mining District, Panamint Mts (Panamint Range), Inyo County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Cecil R Mine | Mine |
Slims Peak | Peak |
South Park Mining District | Mining District |
Panamint Mts (Panamint Range) | Mountain Range |
Inyo County | County |
California | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 58' 43'' North , 117° 11' 3'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Searles Valley | 1,739 (2011) | 30.7km |
Ridgecrest | 28,780 (2017) | 59.1km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Searles Lake Gem and Mineral Society, Inc. | Trona, California | 29km |
Mindat Locality ID:
78620
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:78620:0
GUID (UUID V4):
4d5b29d3-4bc1-4a32-814e-d2afa1f6e57c
A former Au mine located in sec. 36, T22S, R44E, MDM, 6.4 km (4.0 miles) SW of Slims Peak (coordinates of record), on the divide between South Park Canyon and Big Horn Canyon, western margin of the Panamint Range (5.9 miles NW of Manly Peak). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 10 meters. Land is unsurveyed - location projected.
Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in schist. The ore body is in lenses and pockets, strikes N-S and dips 20-30W, at a thickness of 2.44 meters. Controls for ore emplacement included the schistosity of the wallrock. The veins follow contortions of the schist where intensely folded. There are several parallel veins. The principal vein is 3 to 8 feet thick, and averages 5 feet thick, with high-grade ore. Local rocks include Precambrian rocks, undivided, unit 1 (Death Valley).
Workings include underground openings. Moast work was done on 2 narrow veins on the footwall side of the main vein. On the S side of the canyon, a 200 foot adit was driven with several short raises. Fifty feet below this, 2 tunnels are located on opposite sides of the canyon, each 150 feet long.
Production data are found in: Sampson, Reid J. (1932b), & in Norman, L.A. & Richard M. Stewart (1951).
Analytical data results: Ore assayed as much as $250/ton (period values).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10103494 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060270481