California · Inyo County
Past Producer

Big Four

Inyo County, California, United States
ZincLeadSilverGoldCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead
SecondarySilver, Gold, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlFault
Materials
Ore mineralsSmithsonite
Geology
Host rockLimestone
StructureFault; Low - Angle, Strikes East And Dips North.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1944 - 1949 , 1952
Identification
Deposit ID10076653
MRDS IDW023797
Alternate namesWar Eagle - Shoshone
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.43108, -117.3909
References
GOODWIN, J. C., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NO. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 454 .NORMAN, L. A. AND STEWART, R. M., 1951 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 47 , NO. 1 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 57 .GOODWIN, J. C., 1957 , P. 454 (SEE REF.)