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Sunshine Group

Past Producer in Mariposa county in California, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031105
MRDS ID M009697
Record type Site
Current site name Sunshine Group
Alternate or previous names Claims: Sunshine 1,2 Sunnyside, Rosebud, Johnny F., Yosemite Placer
Related records 10187691

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.01737, 37.57549 (WGS84)
Elevation 853
Relative position NE BANK SHERLOCK CK., 8 MI N MARIPOSA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mariposa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bear Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oakdale(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Merced(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Mariposa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 004S 018E 19,20 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST ADJOINS CLAIMS OF THE GOLDEN KEY GROUPADJOINS CLAIMS OF THE GOLDEN KEY GROUP

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.01737, 37.57549
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N
    Dip E, MOD-STEEP
    Thickness 0.91M
    Depth to top 0M

Comments on the geologic information

  • PORPHYRY FOOTWALL, SLATE HANGING WALL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Whitlock

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Herbert D. Merrill

Comments on the production information

  • ABOUT 300 TONS MILLED AT $12.50/TON

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 188.98M
    Overall depth 30.48M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT, DRIFTS, RAISE, STOPE 140 X 100 FT, TUNNEL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BOWEN, O. E., JR., GRAY, C. H., JR., 1957 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MARIPOSA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53 , NOS. 1 AND 2 , P. 310

  • Deposit

    CASTELLO, W. O., 1921 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF MARIPOSA COUNTY IN SEVENTEENTH REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P 140

  • Production

    CASTELLO 1921

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS, SEVERAL, 1 - 3 FT THICK

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1979 Bowman, J. And Albers, J. U.S. Geological Survey

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