Sunshine Snocaps Mine

The Sunshine Snocaps Mine is a gold mine located in Inyo 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: Sunshine Snocaps Mine  

State:  California

County:  Inyo

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 36.8228, -118.09970

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Sunshine Snocaps Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sunshine Snocaps Mine
Secondary: Snowcaps Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: California
County: Inyo


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: First Sierra Assets Inc.
Info Year: 1988

Owner Name: Sunshine Mining Co.
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1988


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Leach
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

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Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. SPECIAL PUBLICATION 103, 1990,

Reference (Deposit): P.


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