Deposit ID | 10036051 |
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MRDS ID | M024066 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Sunset Mine |
Geographic coordinates: | -117.14645, 36.42136 (WGS84) |
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Elevation | 1722 |
Relative position | JUST S. OF SKIDOO ROAD 1.5 MI S. SKIDOO |
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Country | State | County |
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United States | California | Inyo |
Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
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Mount Diablo | 017S | 045E | 29,30 | California |
Commodity | Importance |
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Gold | Primary |
Silver | Secondary |
Materials | Type of material |
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Gold | Ore |
Quartz | Gangue |
Result | FROM SURFACE TO 50 - FT. LEVEL, ORE AVG. 4 FT. IN THICKNESS AND CARRIED 0.50 OZ/TON AU |
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Host or associated | Associated |
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Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
Host or associated | Associated |
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Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
Host or associated | Host |
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Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
(1) | -117.14645, 36.42136 |
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General form | IRREGULAR |
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Thickness | 1.83M |
Development status | Past Producer |
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Commodity type | Metallic |
Deposit size | Small |
Significant | No |
Ownership category | National Park |
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Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M024066 |
NORMAN, L.A., JR. AND STEWART, RICHARD M., 1951, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY: CALIF. JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 47, NO. 1, P. 52
NORMAN AND STEWART (1951)
Subject category | Comment text |
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Deposit | VEIN, THICKEST E. OF SHAFT NEAR N - TRENDING FAULT. OREBODIES FEW IN. - 6 FT. THICK |
Deposit | 4 CLAIMS. SUNSET NO. 1, NO. 2, NATIONAL AND ST LAWRENCE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 01-DEC-1980 | Nelson, Scott C. (Albers, John, P.) | U.S. Geological Survey |