The Sunnyslope is a mine located in Butte county, California at an elevation of 3,438 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: 3,438 Feet (1,048 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 39.8164, -121.49920
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Sunnyslope MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sunnyslope
Secondary: Simmons
Secondary: Nevera
Commodity
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: Butte
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: L. R. Stokes- Leased Or Bought The Property From Simmon
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: D. B. Simmons - Located Claims In 1916 Or 1917
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1917
Discovery Year: 1916
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): LOCATION WAS CONFUSED BY SIMMONS AND STEWART. STEWART SHIPPED LONG TONS OF THIS ORE IN NOVEMBER 1917,AND SIMMONS SHIPPED TH NING 27 TON IN 1917. INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MATRIX CALCULATIONS.
References
Reference (Deposit): RYNEARSON,G.A.,1953,CDM AND G BULL 134,PT.3,CHAP.5,P.273
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