The Lestro Mountain Mine is a gold mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 3,199 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: 3,199 Feet (975 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 35.86528, -117.13417
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Lestro Mountain Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lestro Mountain Mine
Secondary: Gold Spur
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
District: South Park
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1933
Material type: AU ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^Au-Ag, 11% Pb, Recov. Cu
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 TAKEN FROM DIFFERENT VEINS ASSAYED FROM $8-$20/TON IN GOLD SAMPLES TAKEN ACROSS DIKE ASSAYED $4-$40/TON IN GOLD
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 2 SETS OF PARALLEL VEINS, ONE SET 4-6 FT. THICK, OTHER SET 2-4 FT. THICK. NEAR CENTER OF CALIENTE NO. 4 CLAIM, ORE OCCURED ON DIKE FOR 200 FT ALONG ITS LENGTH.
Comment (Workings): LESTRO MINE WORKED BY ADITS ON SOFT SPOT CLAIM; CROSSCUT ADIT DRIVEN 150 FT. S. TO VEIN. DRIFT FOLLOWS VEIN FROM ADIT EASTWARD FOR 125 FT. STOPE, 40 FT. LONG, 5 FT. WIDE AND 40 FT. HIGH. CALIENTE CLAIM WORKED BY 125-FT. S.-TRENDING ADIT AND 2 50-FT., EAST-TRENDING DRIFTS. OPEN CUTS. POSSIBLY HAS AERIAL CABLEWAY EXTENDING FROM WORKINGS AS INDICATED ON TOPOGRAPHIC MAP.
Comment (Geology): VEINS CUT BY ANDESITE DIKE, STRIKING N48W
Comment (Location): UTM EST. NE 1/4 8, NW 1/4 9 LAND UNSURVEYED LOC. EST. FROM DES. IN REF.
Comment (Production): NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND
Comment (Deposit): 5 UNPATENTED CLAIMS, INCLUDE SOFT SPOT AND CALIENTE CLAIMS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): NORMAN, L.A., JR. AND STEWART, RICHARD M., 1951, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCE OF INYO COUNTY: CALIF. JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY V. 47, NO. 1, P. 45
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J.G., 1957, LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53, NOS. 3 & 4, P. 485
Reference (Production): NORMAN AND STEWART (1951), GOODWIN (1957)
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. 397
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