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Suprise Package Mine

Past Producer in Inyo county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10036120
MRDS ID M024168
Record type Site
Current site name Suprise Package Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.05259, 36.75052 (WGS84)
Elevation 1280
Relative position 5.3 MI. SE KEARSARGE
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Inyo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 014S 036E 03,04,09,10 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. LOCATION ESTIMATED FROM DESCRIPTION IN REFERENCE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.05259, 36.75052
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • A SMALL AMOUNT OF AU ORE PRODUCED IN 1942 RAN 2.25% PB, 0.25% CU, AND HIGH AU-AG.

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUTS

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M024168

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOODWIN, J.G., 1957, LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53, NOS. 3 & 4, P. 516

  • Production

    GOODWIN (1957)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1980 Nelson, Scott C. (Albers, John, P.) U.S. Geological Survey