The Sunnyside is a gold mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 5,899 feet.
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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
Elevation: 5,899 Feet (1,798 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 34.23167, -116.65972
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Sunnyside MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sunnyside
Secondary: Livingstone
Secondary: Morongo King
Secondary: Jeff Davis.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
District: Morongo
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
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: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Los Angeles Ranges
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLES TAKEN FROM CUTS REPORTED TO CARRY 0.7-2.0% W ORE.
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): WINZE, SEVERAL SHAFTS, TRENCHES AND PITS. DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS IN TUCKER & SAMPSON (1941).
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. NW 1/4 SE 1/4 NW 1/4 27
Comment (Deposit): VEINS, 800 FT. LONG AND 6-8 FT. THICK
Comment (Geology): 2 SCHEELITE-BEARING TACTITE BODIES IN GRANITE NEARBY. STRIKE NE, DIP 35 NW. 6-10 FT. THICK. LIE BETWEEN NARROW BED OF LIMESTONE AND MASSIVE BELT OF LIMESTONE.
Comment (Deposit): FORMERLY WORKED FOR GOLD. SCHEELITE WAS DISCOVERED IN 1941 ON MORONGO KING VEIN. 10 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 3, P. 111
Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, L.A., AND OTHERS, 1953, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIF, TABULATED LIST: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 49, NOS. 1&2, P. 126
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B. AND SAMPSON, R.J. 1943, MINERAL RESOURCES, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 39., NO. 4, P. 507.
Reference (Deposit): 5) TUCKER, W.B. AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1941, GOLD-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 37, P. 586
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J.G., 1957, LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53, NOS. 3&4, P. 644
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