Gold Hill, Gold Hill Mining District, Carbonate Mining District, Panamint Mts (Panamint Range), Inyo County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 0' 45'' North , 116° 58' 23'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Searles Valley | 1,739 (2011) | 47.4km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Searles Lake Gem and Mineral Society, Inc. | Trona, California | 45km |
Mindat Locality ID:
256514
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:256514:2
GUID (UUID V4):
4523f1f0-da7d-4dac-9304-40beccbd4870
A summit.
The Gold Hill area is reached by a rough dirt road taking off in a northerly direction from the Butte Valley Road about 2-1/2 miles west of its intersection with the Warm Spring Canyon Road. About 1/4 mile north on this road some ruts veer to the west, leading about another 2-1/2 miles up a steep four-wheel-drive slope to Arrastre Spring. Proceeding north on the main road, however, for about another two miles leads to a fork in the road, the northernmost route leading up over a hill to a site marked "Prospect" on the USGS Bennetts Well quadrangle. This area is on the Bullet claim, and according to on-site observations made by Rich Ginkus in July 1974, the site contains a 30-foot shaft fifty feet south of the road approximately 1,500 feet from the road's end where remains of two old wooden buildings were found along with a rusting gas or diesel generator. A nearby adit about 100 feet long contained mine rails. Three other smaller cuts are also present. It did not appear that any recent work had been done in the area. [128]
The southern fork leads to an area marked "Mine" (Red Eagle Claim) on the USGS quadrangle. This road has been extended since the area was officially mapped, so that instead of ending in the wash below the prospect area, it switchbacks up the side of the hilt, finally trending on east toward the summit of the saddle south of Gold Hill. The mine workings viewed by this writer along this newer extension of the road appear to be exploratory in nature, consisting of small adits and open cuts along the sides of three gullies, with no structures or mining artifacts in association.
The writer followed along the road to about the 5,000-foot elevation point on the saddle below (south of) Gold Hill. Here were found the remains of a small stone structure, whose walls measured approximately twelve by fifteen feet. Some wood scraps, fragments of metal cans, and pieces of murky white glass lie in and around the ruins. About thirty-seven paces northeast is a small beehive-shaped mound of stones one to two feet high--probably a claim marker. This structure was the only item of historical interest found during this exploration of Gold Hill.(Greene, Linda I. (1981): III.A.2.b)(1))
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Detailed Mineral List:
| β Galena Formula: PbS |
| β Gold Formula: Au |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Localities in this Region
- California
- Inyo County
- Panamint Mts (Panamint Range)
- Carbonate Mining District
- Gold Hill Mining District
- Gold Hill
- Bonny Mine (Bonnie Mine; Bonnie pit; Bonny claim; Bonny No. 1 claim; Bonny No. 2 claim; Bonny millsites No. 1 & No. 2 claims)
- Brown prospect
- Gold Hill Mine [1]
- Golden Eagle group
- Mammoth Mine (Mammoth claim; Mammoth No. 1 claim)
- Mongolian Mine (Mongolian Pit Mine; Mongolian claim; Mongolian Nos. 2-4 claims; Mongolian Millsite Nos. 1 & 2 claims)
- Owlshead prospects
- Panamint Treasure claim group
- Gold Hill
- Gold Hill Mining District
- Carbonate Mining District
- Panamint Mts (Panamint Range)
- Inyo County
- California
- Inyo County
- Panamint Mts (Panamint Range)
- Carbonate Mining District
- Gold Hill Mining District
- Gold Hill
- Panamint Treasure claim group
- Red Eagle group (Blue Bird group; Red Eagle No. 1 claim; Red Eagle No. 2 claim; Red Eagle No. 3 claim)
- Seal prospects
- Gold Hill
- Gold Hill Mining District
- Carbonate Mining District
- Panamint Mts (Panamint Range)
- Inyo County
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