Sierra Homestake

The Sierra Homestake is a gold mine located in Sierra county, California at an elevation of 5,919 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: Sierra Homestake  

State:  California

County:  Sierra

Elevation: 5,919 Feet (1,804 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 39.62556, -120.57417

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Sierra Homestake MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sierra Homestake


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper


Location

State: California
County: Sierra


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Unknown


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

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Carbonate


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Geology): SEVERAL VEINS, ONE OUTCROPPING 50 FT. THICK ON SURFACE W. A LITTLE MALACHITE AMONG WHITE QTZ. FLOAT. AN ADIT 75 FT. BELOW SHOWS A VEIN 24 IN THICK. 30 FT. LOWER AN ADIT SHOWS CONSIDERABLE CU SULFIDES & CARBONATE. LOWER VEIN UP TO 2 FT. THICK STRIKES S, DIPS 45 E. LOWEST ADIT SHOWS QTZ. UP TO 3 FT. THICK, W. A FISSURE BRANCHING INTO THE HANGING WALL WHERE A SML. BUNCH OF CU ORE WAS MINED. N OF ROAD A VEIN 2 FT. THICK IN A BASIC DIKE OF UNKNOWN WIDTH, STRIKING N IN OUTCROP FOR 525 FT. IN THE CENTER. A 3 FT. VEIN DIPS N, CONTAINS CU SULFIDES, MOLY, AU, AG.

Comment (Commodity): $4/TON AU TO SOUTH; $2/TON AU TO N

Comment (Production): NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND.

Comment (Deposit): VEIN, POCKET


References

Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C. V., 1942 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SIERRA CO.: CDM CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., VOL. 38 , NO. 1 , P. 65 .

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1929 , SIERRA CO.: CDMM 25TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, APRIL, P. 170 , 171 .

Reference (Production): LOGAN, 1929


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