The Southern Homestake Mine is a gold mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 899 feet.
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
Elevation: 899 Feet (274 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 35.93667, -117.18111
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Southern Homestake Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Southern Homestake Mine
Secondary: Southern Homestead
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Iron
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/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
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYED $7-$16/TON.
Materials
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): A LITTLE VERY FINE, FREE GOLD
Comment (Location): UTM EST. LOC. PROJECTED; LAND UNSURVEYED LOC. REPORTED IN REF. NOT LIKELY
Comment (Deposit): BRECCIATED SILL 2 - 15 FT. THICK ALTERED, SILICIFIED, ORE BODIES 4 - 10 FT. THICK
Comment (Workings): OPEN CUTS AND SERIES OF INTERCONNECTED TUNNELS AND LATERAL WORKINGS
Comment (Geology): SILL INTRUDES CONTACT BETWEEN QUARTZITE AND GRANITE
Comment (Deposit): 10 UNPATENTED CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B. AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1938, MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 34, NO. 4, P. 421
Reference (Deposit): 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. 51
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