Lestro Mountain Mine

The Lestro Mountain Mine is a gold mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 3,199 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

Name: Lestro Mountain Mine

State:  California

County:  Inyo

Elevation: 3,199 Feet (975 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 35.86528, -117.13417

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Lestro Mountain Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lestro Mountain Mine
Secondary: Gold Spur


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper


Location

State: California
County: Inyo
District: South Park


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1933
Material type: AU ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^Au-Ag, 11% Pb, Recov. Cu


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: SAMPLES TAKEN FROM DIFFERENT VEINS ASSAYED FROM $8-$20/TON IN GOLD SAMPLES TAKEN ACROSS DIKE ASSAYED $4-$40/TON IN GOLD


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): 2 SETS OF PARALLEL VEINS, ONE SET 4-6 FT. THICK, OTHER SET 2-4 FT. THICK. NEAR CENTER OF CALIENTE NO. 4 CLAIM, ORE OCCURED ON DIKE FOR 200 FT ALONG ITS LENGTH.

Comment (Workings): LESTRO MINE WORKED BY ADITS ON SOFT SPOT CLAIM; CROSSCUT ADIT DRIVEN 150 FT. S. TO VEIN. DRIFT FOLLOWS VEIN FROM ADIT EASTWARD FOR 125 FT. STOPE, 40 FT. LONG, 5 FT. WIDE AND 40 FT. HIGH. CALIENTE CLAIM WORKED BY 125-FT. S.-TRENDING ADIT AND 2 50-FT., EAST-TRENDING DRIFTS. OPEN CUTS. POSSIBLY HAS AERIAL CABLEWAY EXTENDING FROM WORKINGS AS INDICATED ON TOPOGRAPHIC MAP.

Comment (Geology): VEINS CUT BY ANDESITE DIKE, STRIKING N48W

Comment (Location): UTM EST. NE 1/4 8, NW 1/4 9 LAND UNSURVEYED LOC. EST. FROM DES. IN REF.

Comment (Production): NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND

Comment (Deposit): 5 UNPATENTED CLAIMS, INCLUDE SOFT SPOT AND CALIENTE CLAIMS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): NORMAN, L.A., JR. AND STEWART, RICHARD M., 1951, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCE OF INYO COUNTY: CALIF. JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY V. 47, NO. 1, P. 45

Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J.G., 1957, LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53, NOS. 3 & 4, P. 485

Reference (Production): NORMAN AND STEWART (1951), GOODWIN (1957)

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. 397


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