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
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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