Lone Wolf Group

The Lone Wolf Group is a gold mine located in Sierra county, California.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Lone Wolf Group  

State:  California

County:  Sierra

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 39.64889, -120.64250

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Lone Wolf Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lone Wolf Group
Secondary: Lone Wolf Ext.
Secondary: Gold Medal
Secondary: White Horse
Secondary: Big Jim


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Sierra


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAID TO ASSAY $10 - 20/TON


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): VEIN

Comment (Production): NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND.

Comment (Location): UTM EST. SW SHORE OF LOWER SALMON LAKE. SW 1/4 ?

Comment (Workings): 2 ADITS; LOWER IS 60 FT. LONG, W 20 FT. OF DRIFT; 2ND ADIT 50 FT. ABOVE.

Comment (Geology): 4 FT. THICK QTZ., & STRINGER ZONE 5 FT. THICK. IN UPPER ADIT VEIN DIPS 67 W.


References

Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C. V., 1942 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SIERRA CO.: CDM CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., VOL. 38 , NO. 1 , P. 32 , 59

Reference (Production): AVERILL, 1942


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