The Gray Goose and Sunrise Mines is a gold mine located in Lassen county, California at an elevation of 6,099 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: 6,099 Feet (1,859 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.995, -120.87222
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Gray Goose and Sunrise Mines MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gray Goose and Sunrise Mines
Secondary: Hayseed and Hayden Gouge
Secondary: Uncle Billy
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Lassen
District: Hayden Hill
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Hot-spring Au-Ag
Orebody
Form: VEINS
Form: VEINS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO MRDS RECORD W024033
Comment (Location): USBM LOCATION CITES SEC. 30. NEAR SUMMIT OF HAYDEN HILL AT ELEVATION 6000-6300 FT.
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION IS ESTIMATED AT $170,000
Comment (Workings): 400 FT TUNNEL
References
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1919, LASSEN COUNTY, IN 15TH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 232-233.
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J.J., 1894, GOLD - LASSEN COUNTY, IN 12TH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 151.
Reference (Deposit): BURNETT, J.L., 1990, 1989 CALIFORNIA MINING REVIEW: CALIFORNIA GEOLOGY V. 43, NO. 10, P. 219-224.
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