USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
California · Inyo County
Gray Eagle Talc
Unconfirmed Talc-Soapstone Mixed Underground / Surface
Key facts
- State
- California
- County
- Inyo
- Development status
- Past Producer
- Mine type
- Mixed underground / surface
- Primary commodity
- Talc-Soapstone
- Verification
- Unconfirmed
Also known as
- Mazourka Rare Ii Area
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Mindat locality description
A former talc-soapstone mine located in sec. 20, T12S, R36E, MDM, 2.1 km (1.3 miles) SE of Johnson Spring, along Water Canyon, E of Mazourka Canyon, on National Forest wilderness land (Mazourka Roadless Area Review & Evaluation (RARE II) Area). MRDS da…
Historical mapped workings
USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.
- 1 shaft symbol
- 1 adit symbol
View individual source records (2)
Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
- Derived from MRDS oper_type (existing operation): Surface-Underground
- MRDS oper_type documents existing underground operation (dev_stat=Past Producer): Surface-Underground · oper_type
Verification
Unconfirmed
Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.
Why it's listed
Source records document both underground and surface mining.
History & operations
Historical record
- Development status: Past Producer
Commodities & minerals
Reported minerals
- commodity:Talc
- Talc
Access & recent conditions
- Land
- unknown
Community reports
No community field reports yet.
I Visited This MineSources & evidence
USGS Historical Topographic Mine Features
Type: Historical mapped physical features
Dataset: DOI 10.5066/P9TAALR6
Supports:
- mapped shaft symbols (1)
- mapped adit symbols (1)
Historical mapped features may no longer exist.
Mindat
Type: Mineralogical locality database
Record: Mindat Locality: 78876
Supports:
- locality identity
- reported minerals (2)
A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.
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