Mine detail: Grand View Mine

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Location: Inyo County, California, United States, North America
Lat / long: 36.30442, -116.6781
dep_id: 10023425
mrds_id: I000385
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Boron-Borates
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Colemanite
gangue: Calcite
model: 260: Lacustrine borates
Reporter: Orris, Greta J.
hrock_unit: Furnace Creek Formation
hrock_type: Shale,Limestone
Year first produced: 1915
References:
  • Deposit:: EVANS, J.R., TAYLOR, G.C., AND RAPP, J.S., 1976, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS IN DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL MONUMENT, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPECIAL REPORT 125, 61 P
  • Reserve-Resource:: EVANS AND OTHERS, 1976.
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