Summit Lode

The Summit Lode is a gold and silver mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 5,676 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: Summit Lode  

State:  California

County:  Inyo

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


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