Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryCopper, Lead
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formHONEYCOMBED
Ore controlIntersections Of Veins With Fractures And Where Footwall Stringers Most Numerous
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Hematite, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1893
Identification
Deposit ID10106509
MRDS IDX023795
Alternate namesAnthony and Gold Bug, Post Office Springs Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.0222, -117.16006
References
NORMAN, L.A. JR. AND STEWART, RICHARD M., 1951, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY: CALIF. JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY V.47, NO. 1 P. 45SAMPSON, R.I., 1932, MINERAL RESOURCES OF A PART OF THE PANAMINT RANGE: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V.28, P. 368-369GOODWIN, J.G., 1957, LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53, NOS. 3 & 4, P. 482CRAWFORD, J.J., 1894, REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 12, P. 139-140NORMAN AND STEWART (1951), GOODWIN (1957)