The The Sulfide Claim is a gold mine located in San Diego county, California at an elevation of 1,319 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: 1,319 Feet (402 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 32.5961, -116.76810
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The Sulfide Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: The Sulfide Claim
Secondary: Donohoe Mine
Secondary: Donohoe Mine/Artery Consolidated
Secondary: Golden Artery - 0060730811
Secondary: Chief of the Hills
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: California
County: San Diego
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Lower California
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 (Deposit): THE DONAHOE MINE, LABELED ON THE USGS TOPO, IS ACTUALLY THE SULFIDE CLAIM; WHICH IS ONE OF 24 UNPATENTED LODE CLAIMS LOCATED BY THE DONAHOES AROUND 1915. . NAMES LISTED IN CONJUCTION WITH THE DONAHOE MINE IN WEBBER (1963) CAL. DM&G COUNTY REPORT NO. 3, ARE A PARTIAL LISTING OF THOSE 24 CLAIMS. HIS WRITE-UP IS CONFUSING AS IT TRYS TO EXPLAIN INFORMATION ABOUTH THE PATENTED PROPERTIES AS WELL AS SONME OF THE UNPATENTED CLAIMS.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. COUNTY REPORT 3, 1963, P. 123-
Reference (Deposit): 124.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 31-87, 1987, TABLE 1,
Reference (Deposit): NO. 7, P. 12.
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