The Snow Caps Project is a gold and silver mine located in Inyo county, California.
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Mine Info
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Snow Caps Project MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Snow Caps Project
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
District: Russ
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Sunshine Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): SCHEDULED TO BE ON LINE BY APRIL, 1988. OPENPIT, HEAP-LEACH PROJECT EXPECTED TO PRODUCE 20,000 OZ AU, 750,000 OZ AG DURING LIFE OF ABOUT 1 YEAR; "ENCOURAGING PROSPECTS" ADJACENT TO PRESENT OREBODY, LIFE OF PROJECT MIGHT BE EXTENDED.
References
Reference (Deposit): ROCKY MOUNTAIN PAY DIRT, MARCH, 1988, P. 6A.
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W.B., 1970, GOLD DISTRICTS OF CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 193, 186 P.
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