The Del Norte Group is a gold mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 5,000 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: 5,000 Feet (1,524 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 36.435, -117.16861
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Del Norte Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Del Norte Group
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
District: Wildrose Springs
Land Status
Land ownership: National Park
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
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 CUT AT 5-FT. INTERVALS FROM 2 50-FT. SHAFTS AND 2 TRENCHES ASSAYED $6/TON IN GOLD. ORE FROM INCLINE SUNK IN 1939 ASSAYED $35-$50/TON IN GOLD
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEINS ALONG FRACTURES IN QUARTZITE; SET OF PARALLEL VEINS IN MONZONITE, 1-2 FT. THICK.
Comment (Workings): 10 SHAFTS, 10-15 FT. DEEP, NUMBER OF TRENCHES ABOUT 100 FT. IN LENGTH, 2 FT. DEEP. 2 OF THE SHAFTS ARE 50 FT DEEP, ABOUT 600 FT. APART. TUNNEL DRIVEN SW 160 FT. IN MONZONITE TO PROSPECT VEINS IN IT. PORTAL WAS VERTICALLY BELOW EAST EDGE OF OVERLYING QUARTZITE BED. IN 1939, SHALLOW INCLINE SUNK ON INYO NO. 2 CLAIM AND STOPED A SMALL TONNAGE OF ORE.
Comment (Geology): MASSIVE QUARTZITE BED, 25-30 FT. THICK, STRIKES E-W, DIP 15 N, OVERLIES QUARTZ MONZONITE
Comment (Deposit): 6 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Production): SEVERAL SHIPMENTS OF SELECTED ORE REPORTEDLY AVG. $16-$25/TON. DURING EARLIER PRODUCTION YEARS. ABOVE VALUE FROM OPEN CUT. NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORDS FOUND.
Comment (Location): UTM EST. LAND UNSURVEYED. LOC PROJECTED
References
Reference (Deposit): NORMAN, L.A., JR. AND STEWART, RICHARD M., 1951, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY: CALIF. JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY V. 47, NO. 1 P. 43
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. 394-395
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J.G., 1957, LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53, NOS. 3 & 4, P. 468
Reference (Production): TUCKER AND SAMPSON (1938)
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