The Summit Lode is a gold and silver mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 5,676 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: 5,676 Feet (1,730 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 35.94139, -117.48444
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Summit Lode MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Summit Lode
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
District: Argus
Land Status
Land ownership: Military Reservation
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
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Naval Weapons Center
Home Office: China Lake, Ca.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range/Walker Lane
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Pyrolusite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): MIS-LABELED ON TOPO. MAP, SHOULD BE PROSPECT PIT INSTEAD OF A SHAFT. 10 FT ALONG NS DIRECTION 8 FT ALONG A EW DIRECTION AND 5 FT DEEP.
Comment (Location): DIFFICULT TO FIND, TRAIL TO PROSPECT PIT NOT VISIBLE FROM THE INTERSECTION OF MTN. SPRINGS CANYON, BIRCHUM SPRINGS AND JUNCTION RANCH RDS.APPROX 1 MILE EAST OF ABOVE MENTIONED INTERSECTION
Comment (Deposit): APPROX 2 FT OF VEIN VISIBLE IN PIT, LOOK AS THOUGH IT SHOULD PINCH& SWELL SINCE IT IS WITHIN A SHEAR ZONE; IT COULD , HOWEVER, PINCH OUT.
Comment (Workings): PROSPECT PIT: 10FT X 8FT X 5FT DEEP, SCRATCHING IMMEDIATELY TO THES OF PIT 3X5X1 FT DEEP.
Comment (Deposit): SMALL FEATURE, PIT SITS ON RIDGE WITH NO SIGNS OF MINERALIZATION ON EITHER SIDE.SUMMIT LODE, PROSPECT PIT NOT A SHAFT WAS FOUND APPROX 1 MILE EAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF MTN. SPRINGS CANYON, BIRCHUM SPRINGS AND JUNCTION RANCH ROADS. QTZ VEIN 16 IN. WIDE WAS FOUND WITHIN A SHEAR ZONE IN DECOMPOSED GRANITE. THE VEIN CONTAINED SPECULAR HEMAHITE, EPIDOTE IS A FILL ALONG CRACKS, GALENA (?), AND MINOR AMOUNTS OF CHRYSCOLLA AND MN-DENDRITES. WORKINGS ARE LOCATED ALONG THE EDGE OF A SMALL RIDGE; THERE ARE NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF THE VEIN ALONG EITHER THE N OR S EDGES OFTHIS RIDGE, THIS IMPLIES A DEPOSIT OF LIMITED SIZE, POSSIBLY 30-40 FT ALONG STRIKE. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV
References
Reference (Deposit): OBSERVATION
California Gold
"Where to Find Gold in California" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in California. Read more: Where to Find Gold in California.
