Inyo County, California has 41,772 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 1,288 records of mines listed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Quick Facts
- 41,772 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 4,722 active mining claims
- 37,050 closed mining claims
- 1,288 USGS records of mines in Inyo County, California.
- Gold , Silver , Copper , Lead , and Zinc mines located in Inyo County, California. See All
Mines Summary
in Inyo County, California
- 1,288 Total
- 290 Occurrences
- 431 Prospects
- 23 Plants
- 544 Producers
Inyo County Mine Locations
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Most recently updated claims in Inyo.
Mining Claims (BLM)
Inyo County, California has 41,772 mining claims on public land listed in The Diggings™. Of these claims, 11.3% are active while 88.7% are now closed.
Quick BLM Facts
- 41,772 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 4,722 records of active mining claims
- 37,050 records of closed mining claims
Mine By Disposition
In Inyo
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| closed | 37050 |
| active | 4722 |
Inyo County, California Mining Image Gallery
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Wildrose Mine, 1915 Courtesy of California Geological Survey -
Wildrose Mine, 1915 Courtesy of California Geological Survey -
Mineral Hill Mine, 1902 Courtesy of California Geological Survey -
Briggs Gold Mine, 1989 Robert Hill, DMG Courtesy of California Geological Survey -
Briggs Gold Mine, 1989 Robert Hill, DMG Courtesy of California Geological Survey -
Briggs Gold Mine, 1999 Michael Morgan, DMG Courtesy of California Geological Survey
Historic Mining Records (USGS)
Inyo has 1,288 identified mines listed in The Diggings™. The most commonly listed primary commodities in Inyo mines are Gold , Silver , and Copper . At the time these mines were surveyed, 290 mines in Inyo were observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop, shallow pit, or isolated drill hole—known as an occurance mine.1 Inyo has 431 prospect mines.2 544 mines were in production at the time the data was entered into USGS records.
Quick USGS Facts
- 1,288 records of mines in Inyo County, California.
- 431 records of prospects
- 290 records of mineral occurrences of observable ore mineralization.
- 23 records of mining plants
- 544 records of mineral producers
Mine By Disposition
In Inyo
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| Producers | 544 |
| Prospects | 431 |
| Occurrences | 290 |
| Other | 23 |
1 Grade, tonnage, and extent of mineralization for such mines are unspecified.
2 Such mines have some degree of development such as surface trenching, adits, shafts, drill holes, geophysics, geochemistry, or geological mapping to estimate grade and tonnage.
Popular Public Lands & Regions
in Inyo County, California
Land TypeTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Inyo National Forest
National Forests
4,039
90
3,949
2,018.79
281
129
71
2
79
Malpais Mesa Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
475
73
402
1,508.18
3
0
0
0
3
Death Valley National Park
National Parks
4,225
46
4,179
913.90
278
97
61
2
118
Ibex Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
235
22
213
732.31
2
0
0
0
2
Inyo Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
1,096
37
1,059
722.54
150
56
27
10
57
Death Valley Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
3,527
33
3,494
692.3
211
78
54
2
77
Argus Range Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
1,401
34
1,367
630.18
29
10
5
1
13
John Muir Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
480
12
468
245.94
51
7
28
0
16
Surprise Canyon Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
1,013
12
1,001
186.12
3
1
0
0
2
Coso Range Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
1,341
4
1,337
161.98
12
5
5
0
2
Top Mining Districts
in Inyo County, California
StateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Cerro Gordo Mining District
California
862
806
56
16,583.97
55
5
19
1
30
Ballarat Mining District
California
706
253
453
5,125.58
69
12
10
2
45
Coso Mining District
California
346
48
298
4,016.50
71
22
15
0
34
Modoc Mining District
California
133
106
27
2,062.82
38
10
5
0
23
Tibbetts-Mazourka Mining District
California
217
36
181
953.86
72
48
5
1
18
Darwin Mining District
California
350
27
323
557.82
53
14
9
2
28
Alabama Hills Mining District
California
25
15
10
424.30
6
0
0
0
6
Pine Creek Mining District
California
19
19
0
372.88
6
0
2
2
2
Slate Range Mining District
California
158
13
145
218.29
11
0
5
1
5
Fish Springs Mining District
California
70
11
59
211.60
9
0
3
0
6
Top Owners
in Inyo County, California
CityStateCategoryInterest RelationshipTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive Acres
Rascal Lithium LLC
Arroyo Grande
California
Corporation
Claimant
2,327
2,327
0
45,950.78
US Borax & Chemical Co.
Greenwood Village
Colorado
Corporation
Claimant
1,211
231
980
4,678.5
Pacific Imperial Mines Nevada Inc.
Vancouver
British Columbia
Corporation
Claimant
223
223
0
4,460
Environmental Mining Inc.
Los Angeles
California
Corporation
Claimant
26
26
0
4,160
F W A Holdings Inc.
Lone Pine
California
Corporation
Claimant
361
128
233
2,560
Popular Towns, Cities, Etc.
in Inyo County, California
CountyStateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Valley Wells
Inyo
California
14,253
2,542
11,711
49,615.22
179
39
51
6
83
Darwin
Inyo
California
10,244
1,441
8,803
30,327.47
282
73
71
4
134
Cartago
Inyo
California
8,863
891
7,972
22,521.25
129
41
40
0
48
Olancha
Inyo
California
8,812
874
7,938
22,072.65
124
36
35
0
53
Bartlett
Inyo
California
8,643
921
7,722
19,110.14
259
76
69
12
102
Keeler
Inyo
California
9,480
918
8,562
19,019.53
319
94
83
12
130
Lone Pine
Inyo
California
8,285
878
7,407
18,296.58
279
84
69
13
113
Owenyo
Inyo
California
7,219
799
6,420
16,664.44
292
95
69
13
115
Shoshone
Inyo
California
6,946
313
6,633
10,134.64
84
27
27
0
30
Little Lake
Inyo
California
4,123
94
4,029
6,591.3
109
36
26
0
47
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