USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
California · Inyo County
Lucky Strike
Unconfirmed Tungsten Mixed Underground / Surface
Key facts
- State
- California
- County
- Inyo
- Development status
- Occurrence
- Mine type
- Mixed underground / surface
- Primary commodity
- Tungsten
- Verification
- Unconfirmed
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Mindat locality description
A former W mine located in the SE¼ sec. 11, in the SW¼ sec. 12 & in sec. 13, T7S, R31E, MDM, 7.1 km (4.4 miles) W of West Bishop, along Deep Canyon (½ mile NW from the Little Sister Mine). Operated during WWI and WWII. MRDS database stated accuracy for…
Historical mapped workings
USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.
- 5 shaft symbols
- 17 adit symbols
View individual source records (2)
Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
- USGS MRDS working type: Surface/Underground
- MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Surface/Underground · work_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: Occurrence
Commodities & minerals
Reported minerals
- Scheelite
- Almandine
- Epidote
- Quartz
- Scheelite
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 (5)
- mapped adit symbols (17)
Historical mapped features may no longer exist.
Mindat
Type: Mineralogical locality database
Record: Mindat Locality: 27357
Supports:
- locality identity
- reported minerals (4)
A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.
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