American Mine, Ibex Peak, Ibex Hills, Inyo County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| American Mine | Mine |
| Ibex Peak | Peak |
| Ibex Hills | Group of Hills |
| Inyo County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 52' 16'' North , 116° 25' 32'' West
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A former Cu-Au-Ag mine located in sec. 5, T20N, R5E, SBM, 1.1 km (0.7 mile) SW of Ibex Peak (cooridnates of record), on National Park Service wilderness land (Death Valley National Park/Death Valley Wilderness). Property consisted of 5 claims. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.
Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in monzonite. The ore body is 0.61 meter thick. The ore occurs in a narrow baryte vein in a thin belt of schist on contact of monzonite and granite. Local rocks include Precambrian rocks, undivided, unit 1 (Death Valley).
Workings include underground openings comprised of several tunnels. Two are 800 and 200 feet long, respectively. A 20 foot long by 50 feet long stope lies above the 200 foot tunnel and goes to surface.
The mine shipped high-grasde Ag ore in 1937 & 1938, which ran over 100 ounces Ag per ton.
Production statistics: Year: 1914: Period: 1906 - 1914: Estimated ^4% Cu, 15 ounces/ton Ag, and $4.00 in Au (period values) per ton.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS References: |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10076611 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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- Death Valley National ParkNational Park
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060270118
