Sherman

The Sherman is a gold mine located in Sierra county, California.

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: Sherman

State:  California

County:  Sierra

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 39.4625, -120.84667

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Sherman MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sherman


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Sierra


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


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

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Production): NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND.

Comment (Geology): SINUOUS VEIN, STRIKES N TO N 36 W, AVE 3 FT THICK, OF WHITE QTZ., SLIGHTLY IRON-STAINED, & SOMETIMES W SML INCLUSIONS OF SCHIST & RARELY SML PATCHES OF PYRITE ASSOC W MINUTE ARSENOPYRITE XTLS. PYRITIC GOUGE STREAKS PARALLEL WALLS. VEIN WELL DEFINED FOR 700 FT, & CROSSES NEARLY HORIZONTAL QTZ STRINGER WHICH PINCHES OUT AFTER 450 FT. BEYOND PINCHOUT ARE SML DISCONTINUOUS STRINGERS OF QTZ UP TO 50 FT FROM FACE, WHERE 1 FT THICK VEIN ENTERS. ADJOINS NEVADA MINE GROUP.

Comment (Deposit): VEIN

Comment (Workings): 1000 FT ADIT


References

Reference (Deposit): MACBOYLE, E., 1920 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES SIERRA CO.: CSMB 16TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, DEC 1918 , P. 117 , 118 .

Reference (Production): MACBOYLE, 1920

Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C. V., 1942 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SIERRA CO.: CDM CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL, VOL 38 , NO 1 , P. 64 .


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